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What's running through West Malling on 23 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at West Malling on 23 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 23 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 2.5 / 10

A quieter day here — worth checking another location or mode.

108 trains108 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 108 movements at West Malling on 23 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

108 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:15–17:159 trains

9 passenger0 freight1 types

16:16arr2N46
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ASHFORD (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:21arr1U54
MAIDSTONE EAST → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:24arr1U36
CHARING CROSS LONDON → MAIDSTONE EAST
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:37arr2A50
ASHFORD (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:48arr2N48
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ASHFORD (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:51arr1U56
MAIDSTONE EAST → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:54arr1U38
CHARING CROSS LONDON → MAIDSTONE EAST
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:09arr2A52
ASHFORD (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:14arr2N50
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ASHFORD (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger

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17:45–18:459 trains

9 passenger0 freight1 types

08:00–09:008 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday16:15–17:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday07:30–08:30

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 51% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.2	73	0	07:30–08:30
Sunday 18	1.4	32	0	08:00–09:00
Monday 19	2.5	107	0	16:15–17:15
Tuesday 20	2.5	108	0	16:15–17:15
Wednesday 21	2.5	108	0	16:15–17:15

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

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

Trains a day108typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 4.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 16:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday107 on average
Tuesday108 on average
Wednesday108 on average
Thursday108 on average
Friday108 on average
Saturday73 on average
Sunday32 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

EMU243 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern243 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

EAST MALLING

EML

1.6 km, straight lineOn this line

AYLESFORD

AYL

3.5 km, straight line

NEW HYTHE

NHE

3.5 km, straight line

BARMING

BMG

4.3 km, straight line

WATERINGBURY

WTR

4.7 km, straight line

SNODLAND

SDA

4.8 km, straight line

EAST FARLEIGH

EFL

6.2 km, straight line

MAIDSTONE BARRACKS

MDB

6.8 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	2	2
01:00	1	1
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	1	1
06:00	4	2
07:00	7	2
08:00	8	3
09:00	6	3
10:00	6	3
11:00	6	3
12:00	4	3
13:00	4	3
14:00	4	3
15:00	4	3
16:00	8	3
17:00	8	3
18:00	9	3
19:00	7	3
20:00	6	3
21:00	5	3
22:00	5	3
23:00	3	2

What's running through West Malling on 23 October 2026?

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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week