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What's running through Whitechapel today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.9 / 10

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628 trains628 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 628 movements at Whitechapel 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

628 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:30–07:3032 trains

32 passenger0 freight1 types

06:30arr9B03
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:30arr9C04
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:33arr9H03
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:36arr9E04
DALSTON JUNCTION → NEW CROSS ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:37arr9D03
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:39arr9A05
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:41arr9F03
NEW CROSS ELL → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:42arr9G05
DALSTON JUNCTION → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:45arr9B04
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:45arr9C05
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:48arr9H04
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:51arr9E05
DALSTON JUNCTION → NEW CROSS ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:53arr9D04
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:54arr9A06
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:56arr9F04
NEW CROSS ELL → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:57arr9M06
DALSTON JUNCTION → BATTERSEA PARK LONDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:00arr9B05
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:00arr9C06
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:03arr9H05
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:06arr9E06
DALSTON JUNCTION → NEW CROSS ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:07arr9D05
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:09arr9A07
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:11arr9F05
NEW CROSS ELL → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:12arr9G07
DALSTON JUNCTION → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:15arr9B06
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:15arr9C07
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:18arr9H06
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:21arr9E07
DALSTON JUNCTION → NEW CROSS ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:22arr9D06
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:24arr9A08
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:26arr9F06
NEW CROSS ELL → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:27arr9M08
DALSTON JUNCTION → BATTERSEA PARK LONDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger

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07:30–08:3032 trains

32 passenger0 freight1 types

08:30–09:3032 trains

32 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday06:30–07:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday06:30–07:30

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend looks much like the rest of the week here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.9	628	0	06:30–07:30
Sunday 18	3.8	532	0	11:30–12:30
Monday 19	3.9	582	0	23:00–00:00
Tuesday 20	3.9	584	0	23:00–00:00
Wednesday 21	3.9	584	0	23:00–00:00

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

628 trains are booked here today — 9% more than a typical Saturday (578).

Trains a day584typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour23:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 24.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 10:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday582 on average
Tuesday584 on average
Wednesday584 on average
Thursday584 on average
Friday583 on average
Saturday590 on average
Sunday458 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 EMU1,353 workings

Planned operators

London Overground1,353 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

HAGGERSTON

HGG

On this line

HOXTON

HOX

On this line

SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET

SDC

On this line

ROTHERHITHE

ROE

On this line

SHADWELL

SDE

On this line

SURREY QUAYS

SQE

On this line

WAPPING

WPE

On this line

DALSTON JUNCTION

DLJ

On this line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	7	9
01:00	0	9
02:00	0	8
03:00	0	8
04:00	0	8
05:00	4	9
06:00	28	17
07:00	32	21
08:00	32	24
09:00	32	27
10:00	32	27
11:00	32	28
12:00	32	28
13:00	32	28
14:00	32	28
15:00	32	28
16:00	32	28
17:00	32	28
18:00	32	28
19:00	32	28
20:00	32	28
21:00	32	28
22:00	32	27
23:00	33	23

What's running through Whitechapel today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week