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What's running through West Croydon today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.9 / 10

6 unusual movements expected today, including Class 700 EMU.

377 trains294 passenger0 freight4 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 377 movements at West Croydon 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

377 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:30–08:3022 trains

16 passenger0 freight6 other3 types

07:31dep9D09
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:33arr2B12
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → EPSOM DOWNS
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:34arr2B15
EPSOM DOWNS → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:39arr9C06
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:41pass5K05
EPSOM UP SIDINGS (TPS ONLY) → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Other
07:42arr3S92
HORSHAM UP T.C. → HORSHAM UP T.C.
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
07:46arr5S10
WEST CROYDON TURNBACK → WEST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Other
07:46dep9D10
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:49dep2S11
WEST CROYDON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:50arr2S06
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → WEST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:54arr9C07
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:55dep5S07
WEST CROYDON → WEST CROYDON TURNBACK
Southern · EMU
Other
08:01dep9D11
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
08:03arr2B16
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → EPSOM DOWNS
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:04arr2B19
EPSOM DOWNS → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:09arr9C08
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
08:16arr5S12
WEST CROYDON TURNBACK → WEST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Other
08:16dep9D12
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
08:19dep2S13
WEST CROYDON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:20arr2S08
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → WEST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:24arr9C09
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
08:25dep5S09
WEST CROYDON → WEST CROYDON TURNBACK
Southern · EMU
Other

Other windows

08:30–09:3020 trains

16 passenger0 freight4 other2 types

10:30–11:3020 trains

16 passenger0 freight4 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday07:00–08:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday07:30–08:30

Most unusualSaturday07:30–08:30

The weekend is quieter — around 26% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.9	377	07:30–08:30
Sunday 18	4.6	311	22:30–23:30
Monday 19	4.9	458	07:00–08:00
Tuesday 20	4.9	464	07:00–08:00
Wednesday 21	4.9	465	07:00–08:00

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

377 trains are booked here today — 22% more than a typical Saturday (309).

Trains a day460typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 19.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 07:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday453 on average
Tuesday457 on average
Wednesday458 on average
Thursday459 on average
Friday459 on average
Saturday326 on average
Sunday209 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

EMU604 workings
Class 378 EMU319 workings
Diesel-hauled26 workings

Planned operators

Southern604 workings
London Overground319 workings
GB Railfreight26 workings
Thameslink6 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 700 EMU

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 Oct5V84
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Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct5V10
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Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct5O10
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Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S97
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S96
—
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

EAST CROYDON

ECR

0.7 km, straight line

SELHURST T&RS MD M&EE NSC

XSH

1.7 km, straight line

SOUTH CROYDON

SCY

1.8 km, straight line

SELHURST

SRS

1.8 km, straight line

THORNTON HEATH

TTH

2.3 km, straight line

NORWOOD JUNCTION

NWD

2.8 km, straight lineOn this line

SANDERSTEAD

SNR

3.4 km, straight line

WADDON

WDO

3.5 km, straight lineOn this line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	9	12
01:00	0	2
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	10	4
06:00	25	10
07:00	31	14
08:00	29	14
09:00	27	14
10:00	24	14
11:00	25	14
12:00	25	15
13:00	25	15
14:00	24	15
15:00	24	15
16:00	25	15
17:00	29	15
18:00	32	15
19:00	29	15
20:00	21	14
21:00	16	13
22:00	16	13
23:00	14	13

What's running through West Croydon 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

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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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