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What's running through Whitechapel El today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.3 / 10

657 trains650 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 657 movements at Whitechapel El 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

657 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:15–12:1540 trains

40 passenger0 freight1 types

11:16arr9U05
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:17arr9T27
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:19arr9W06
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:20arr9H28
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:22arr9U07
MAIDENHEAD → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:23arr9Y29
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:25arr9C08
PADDINGTON EL → GIDEA PARK
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:26arr9Y30
ABBEY WOOD EL → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:28arr9U09
PADDINGTON EL → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:29arr9Y31
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:31arr9W10
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:32arr9R32
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:34arr9U11
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:35arr9Y33
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:37arr9W12
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:38arr9H34
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:40arr9U13
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:41arr9Y35
GIDEA PARK → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:43arr9W14
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:44arr9N36
ABBEY WOOD EL → MAIDENHEAD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:46arr9U15
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:47arr9T37
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:49arr9W16
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:50arr9H38
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:52arr9U17
MAIDENHEAD → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:53arr9Y39
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:55arr9C18
PADDINGTON EL → GIDEA PARK
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:56arr9Y40
ABBEY WOOD EL → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:58arr9U19
PADDINGTON EL → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:59arr9Y41
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:01arr9W20
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:02arr9R42
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:04arr9U21
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:05arr9Y43
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:07arr9W22
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:08arr9H44
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:10arr9U23
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:11arr9Y45
GIDEA PARK → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:13arr9W24
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:14arr9N46
ABBEY WOOD EL → MAIDENHEAD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger

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12:15–13:1540 trains

40 passenger0 freight1 types

13:15–14:1540 trains

40 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday22:45–23:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday23:30–00:30

Most unusualMonday22:45–23:45

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.3	658	23:30–00:30
Sunday 18	4.4	442	22:00–23:00
Monday 19	4.7	669	22:45–23:45
Tuesday 20	4.7	672	22:45–23:45
Wednesday 21	4.7	672	22:45–23:45

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

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

Trains a day670typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 27.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 18:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday668 on average
Tuesday671 on average
Wednesday671 on average
Thursday671 on average
Friday670 on average
Saturday653 on average
Sunday442 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 345 EMU2,985 workings
Diesel-hauled11 workings

Planned operators

Elizabeth line2,985 workings
GB Railfreight11 workings

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.

16 Oct6Y01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6Q01
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6Y03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6Y02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6Y01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6Y03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6Y02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6Y01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6Y03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6Y02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct6Y01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct6Y03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct6Y02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct6Y01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct6Y03
—
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

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	13	8
01:00	0	1
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	6	3
06:00	35	16
07:00	43	19
08:00	48	24
09:00	42	25
10:00	33	30
11:00	32	36
12:00	32	36
13:00	32	36
14:00	32	36
15:00	32	36
16:00	39	36
17:00	48	36
18:00	44	36
19:00	37	36
20:00	32	33
21:00	32	32
22:00	33	23
23:00	25	12

What's running through Whitechapel El 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

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Recent booked movements

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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