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What's running through Waterloo (East) London on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Waterloo (East) London on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

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697 trains674 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 697 movements at Waterloo (East) London on 21 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

697 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:45–08:4550 trains

48 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

07:45arr1H14
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HASTINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:45arr2F12
SEVENOAKS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:47arr2V20
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HAYES (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:47arr2W12
RAMSGATE → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:50arr2D24
DARTFORD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:51arr1N24
CHARING CROSS LONDON → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:52arr1D92
STROOD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:54arr2K20
HAYES (KENT) → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:55arr2M14
CHARING CROSS LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:56arr2F92
ORPINGTON → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:57arr2H22
CHARING CROSS LONDON → TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:58arr1W90
ASHFORD (KENT) → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:59arr1U06
CHARING CROSS LONDON → MAIDSTONE EAST
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:00arr1H58
ORE → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:01arr2S96
CHARING CROSS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:02arr1D26
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:03arr2R16
CHARING CROSS LONDON → DOVER PRIORY
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:04arr1V94
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HAYES (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:06arr1K22
HAYES (KENT) → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:08arr1V22
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HAYES (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:09arr2C12
DARTFORD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:10arr2N26
CHARING CROSS LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:11arr2H60
TUNBRIDGE WELLS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:14arr1S94
CHARING CROSS LONDON → ORPINGTON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:14arr1U58
ASHFORD (KENT) → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:14pass3R96
CHARING CROSS LONDON → TONBRIDGE
Southeastern · EMU
Other
08:15arr2F14
SEVENOAKS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:17arr1H16
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HASTINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:17arr2V24
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HAYES (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:17arr2W14
DOVER PRIORY → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:20arr2D28
DARTFORD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:22arr1D94
CRAYFORD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:22arr1N28
CHARING CROSS LONDON → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:24arr2K24
HAYES (KENT) → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:24arr2M16
CHARING CROSS LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:26arr2F94
ORPINGTON → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:27arr2H24
CHARING CROSS LONDON → TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:30arr1H60
HASTINGS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:30arr1U08
CHARING CROSS LONDON → MAIDSTONE EAST
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:32arr1D30
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:32arr2S18
CHARING CROSS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:34arr2K90
HAYES (KENT) → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:35arr2R18
CHARING CROSS LONDON → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:36arr2N30
CHARING CROSS LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:37arr1K26
HAYES (KENT) → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:39arr1V26
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HAYES (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:40arr2C14
DARTFORD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:40pass5S24
CHARING CROSS LONDON → ORPINGTON
Southeastern · EMU
Other
08:41arr2H62
TUNBRIDGE WELLS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:43arr1U60
ASHFORD (KENT) → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger

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08:45–09:4545 trains

42 passenger0 freight3 other1 types

17:00–18:0045 trains

42 passenger0 freight3 other1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday07:45–08:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday06:45–07:45

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 64% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.5	307	0	06:45–07:45
Sunday 18	3.1	199	0	08:15–09:15
Monday 19	4.0	683	0	07:45–08:45
Tuesday 20	4.0	674	0	07:45–08:45
Wednesday 21	4.0	697	0	07:45–08:45

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

307 trains are booked here today — 50% fewer than a typical Saturday (612).

Trains a day695typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 29.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 17:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday685 on average
Tuesday675 on average
Wednesday698 on average
Thursday714 on average
Friday710 on average
Saturday536 on average
Sunday325 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

EMU1,051 workings
Diesel-hauled3 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern1,051 workings
GB Railfreight3 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.

15 Oct3Q41
—
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

BR CARRIAGE SIDINGS

XWA

0.5 km, straight line

BLACKFRIARS LONDON

BFR

1.1 km, straight line

METROPOLITAN JUNCTION

XMK

1.1 km, straight lineOn this line

CHARING CROSS LONDON

CHX

1.1 km, straight lineOn this line

CITY THAMESLINK

CTK

1.4 km, straight line

ELEPHANT & CASTLE

EPH

1.4 km, straight line

CANNON STREET LONDON

CST

1.5 km, straight line

FARRINGDON

ZFD

1.9 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	8	11
01:00	0	1
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	14	5
06:00	29	11
07:00	44	18
08:00	50	23
09:00	43	23
10:00	40	26
11:00	35	26
12:00	32	25
13:00	32	24
14:00	34	24
15:00	37	24
16:00	40	24
17:00	45	24
18:00	41	24
19:00	40	24
20:00	39	24
21:00	37	24
22:00	34	23
23:00	21	22

What's running through Waterloo (East) London on 21 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

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

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

Recent booked movements

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