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What's running through Sydenham on 22 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Sydenham on 22 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 22 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.6 / 10

8 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

927 trains874 passenger0 freight5 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 927 movements at Sydenham on 22 October 2026. Each entry is a booked call or pass at this railway location. The same service can appear on other location pages. Train types are inferred from planning data and can change on the day.

What's worth watching

927 booked timetable movements at this location on Thursday 22 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:00–18:0058 trains

55 passenger0 freight3 other5 types

17:03pass1P46
CATERHAM → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:03pass3S95
HORSHAM UP T.C. → HORSHAM UP T.C.
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
17:04pass1K47
CENTRAL → EPSOM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:04arr9A45
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:05arr9B47
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:06pass9S44
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:08pass9J45
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:10arr9C45
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:11pass1F93
CENTRAL → EASTBOURNE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:11pass9R92
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:13pass9T47
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:14arr2F45
CENTRAL → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:14arr9D47
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:15pass9T44
GATWICK AIRPORT → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:16pass1E37
CENTRAL → UCKFIELD
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:18pass3E40
SELHURST T&RS MD M&EE NSC → CENTRAL
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
17:18pass9L91
BEDFORD MIDLAND → EAST GRINSTEAD
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:19pass1K46
EPSOM → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:19arr9A46
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:20pass1P49
CENTRAL → CATERHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:20arr9B48
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:21pass9J52
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:23pass9S45
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:24arr2F48
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:25arr9C46
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:26pass9T90
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:28arr2T89
CENTRAL → SUTTON (SURREY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:28arr9D48
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:28pass9R41
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:30pass9R50
GATWICK AIRPORT → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:32pass1P48
CATERHAM → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:33pass3J93
SELHURST T&RS MD M&EE NSC → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Other
17:34pass1K49
CENTRAL → EPSOM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:34arr9A47
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:35arr9B49
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:36pass9S46
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:38pass9J47
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:40arr9C47
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:41pass1H93
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:41pass9R94
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:43arr9D49
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:43pass9T49
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:44pass1E36
UCKFIELD → CENTRAL
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:44arr2F47
CENTRAL → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:46pass9T46
GATWICK AIRPORT → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:48pass9L93
BEDFORD MIDLAND → EAST GRINSTEAD
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:49pass1K48
EPSOM → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:49arr9A48
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:50pass1P51
CENTRAL → CATERHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:50arr9B50
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:51pass9J54
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:53pass9S47
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:54arr2F50
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:55arr9C48
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:56pass9T48
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:58arr2T91
CENTRAL → SUTTON (SURREY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:58arr9D50
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
17:58pass9R43
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

08:00–09:0057 trains

56 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

09:00–10:0053 trains

48 passenger0 freight5 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday17:00–18:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday16:00–17:00

Most unusualTuesday17:00–18:00

The weekend is quieter — around 18% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.3	840	16:15–17:15
Sunday 18	5.5	665	16:00–17:00
Monday 19	5.6	906	17:00–18:00
Tuesday 20	5.6	930	17:00–18:00
Wednesday 21	5.6	928	17:00–18:00

Scored from the booked timetable for each upcoming date. Short-notice changes (VSTP, engineering work) added closer to the day aren't reflected yet, so a date further out is a rougher guide than tomorrow.

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

840 trains are booked here today — 38% more than a typical Saturday (610).

Trains a day903typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 37.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday893 on average
Tuesday902 on average
Wednesday902 on average
Thursday901 on average
Friday891 on average
Saturday667 on average
Sunday409 on average

Passenger
Freight
Other

Weekday (Mon–Fri)

Averaged over 28 dates. Averaged across real dates resolved from the booked timetable, including short-term overlays and cancellations. These are trains BOOKED to run, not observed movements — these profiles use timetable samples rather than the short window of retained station sightings.

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Class 378 EMU647 workings
EMU482 workings
Class 700 EMU444 workings

Planned operators

London Overground647 workings
Southern529 workings
Thameslink444 workings
GB Railfreight27 workings
Southeastern5 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMUDiesel-hauled

Represented by only one or two permanent schedule records; check the selected date before planning a visit.

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Booked timetable entries from the previous 7 days, independent of the selected date above. These are not observations of trains that actually ran.

17 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S95
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S95
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5Y77
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5Y78
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5Y79
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5Y80
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5E88
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
16 Oct5O88
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
15 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct1Q76
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

Based on the booked national timetable (CIF) per date, not a live/actually-happened feed — a late change or cancellation on one of these dates won't be reflected here.

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

PENGE EAST

PNE

0.9 km, straight line

PENGE WEST

PNW

1.2 km, straight lineOn this line

FOREST HILL

FOH

1.3 km, straight lineOn this line

LOWER SYDENHAM

LSY

1.5 km, straight line

CRYSTAL PALACE

CYP

1.6 km, straight line

KENT HOUSE

KTH

1.7 km, straight line

SYDENHAM HILL

SYH

1.7 km, straight line

NEW BECKENHAM

NBC

1.8 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	13	12
01:00	3	2
02:00	1	0
03:00	1	0
04:00	1	0
05:00	22	6
06:00	44	19
07:00	47	27
08:00	56	27
09:00	53	30
10:00	47	29
11:00	47	29
12:00	48	30
13:00	46	30
14:00	49	30
15:00	47	30
16:00	48	31
17:00	56	31
18:00	50	31
19:00	49	30
20:00	51	30
21:00	45	30
22:00	44	28
23:00	35	25

What's running through Sydenham on 22 October 2026?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

The week ahead

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Keep exploring

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week