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What's running through Virginia Water today?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Virginia Water today. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 17 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 4.8 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 60 diesel locomotive.

185 trains170 passenger5 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 185 movements at Virginia Water on 17 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

185 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:45–10:4512 trains

11 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

09:45arr2S24
WEYBRIDGE → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
09:46arr2C24
READING PLATFORMS 4A&B → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
09:55arr2S19
WATERLOO MAIN → WEYBRIDGE
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:01arr2C21
WATERLOO MAIN → READING PLATFORMS 4A&B
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:05pass3S85
B R CARRIAGE SIDINGS → B R CARRIAGE SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
10:15arr2S26
WEYBRIDGE → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:18arr2C26
READING PLATFORMS 4A&B → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:19arr1Z21
WATERLOO MAIN → BRACKNELL
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:31arr2C23
WATERLOO MAIN → READING PLATFORMS 4A&B
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:32arr2Z28
WEYBRIDGE → VIRGINIA WATER
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:40dep2Z21
VIRGINIA WATER → WEYBRIDGE
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:42arr1Z23
WATERLOO MAIN → READING PLATFORMS 4A&B
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger

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15:45–16:4512 trains

10 passenger0 freight2 other2 types

10:45–11:4511 trains

10 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday20:00–21:00

Best for freightMonday20:00–21:00

Best for varietySaturday13:45–14:45

Most unusualMonday20:00–21:00

The weekend is quieter — around 27% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.8	185	5	13:45–14:45
Sunday 18	2.9	116	0	23:00–00:00
Monday 19	5.4	208	13	20:00–21:00
Tuesday 20	5.1	202	11	20:00–21:00
Wednesday 21	5.2	203	11	20:15–21:15

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

185 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day224typical weekday

Freight5%12 movements

Busiest hour20:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 20:00, 21:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday226 on average
Tuesday219 on average
Wednesday222 on average
Thursday225 on average
Friday225 on average
Saturday190 on average
Sunday150 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

EMU324 workings
Diesel-hauled48 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive24 workings
Class 47 diesel locomotive15 workings

Planned operators

South Western Railway324 workings
GB Railfreight76 workings
Freightliner9 workings
DB Cargo5 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 60 diesel locomotive Class 159 DMU

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 Oct7Y55
—
DB Cargo · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4Y20
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4Y19
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6Y83
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y83
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6Y82
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6O03
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6Y55
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4Y51
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6Y55
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4Y51
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1O00
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1V02
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1O03
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1Y83
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive

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

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	7	0	7
01:00	2	0	2
02:00	1	0	0
03:00	0	0	1
04:00	0	0	0
05:00	6	0	3
06:00	11	0	6
07:00	11	0	8
08:00	12	1	8
09:00	10	0	8
10:00	14	0	9
11:00	13	0	10
12:00	10	0	10
13:00	12	1	9
14:00	11	2	9
15:00	9	0	8
16:00	12	1	10
17:00	10	0	9
18:00	11	0	9
19:00	11	1	9
20:00	15	3	11
21:00	14	2	8
22:00	12	1	8
23:00	10	0	10

What's running through Virginia Water today?

What's worth watching

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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

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Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week