Acton Central level crossing

CCTV-monitored manual barrier level crossing on the Anglia route (ELR BOK5).

predicted
CLOSED
for 1 min

Information only. Always follow the signals and barriers at the crossing. Predictions may be wrong.

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Next 30 min

CLOSED 10:41–10:42 1m
OPEN 10:42–10:50 8m
CLOSED 10:50–10:53 3m
OPEN 10:53–10:57 3m
CLOSED 10:57–11:05 8m
OPEN 11:05–11:12 β†’ 7m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct Β· 10:41
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

10:34 ❓ 0O47 Dagenham Dock Reception GBRF β†’ Tonbridge West Yard GBRf Down (N β†’ S) no show
10:36 πŸš† 2N21 Richmond NLL β†’ Stratford Up (S β†’ N) +2 min
10:39 πŸš› 6M62 Angerstein Wharf β†’ Churchyard Sdgs Tarmac Up (S β†’ N) no show
10:41 πŸš† 2N73 Stratford β†’ Richmond NLL Down (N β†’ S) approaching
10:42 πŸš† 2N22 Richmond NLL β†’ Stratford Up (S β†’ N) approaching
10:53 πŸš† 2N74 Stratford β†’ Richmond NLL Down (N β†’ S) +1 min
11:00 πŸš† 2N23 Richmond NLL β†’ Stratford Up (S β†’ N) active
11:03 πŸš† 2N75 Stratford β†’ Richmond NLL Down (N β†’ S) +2 min
11:04 πŸšƒ 5N68 Richmond NLL β†’ Wembley C Sdgs LOROL Up (S β†’ N) active
πŸš†Passenger πŸšƒEmpty stock πŸš›Freight ❓Other
now 10:41:25 Β· 225 avg Β· 9 in window
live observation: 2 up Β· 2 down
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,213 active Β· 31,725 delays Β· 2,030 cancelled Β· 9 reconnects
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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Acton Central crossing is predicted to be closed for about 8 h 46 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 116 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 8 minutes. Freight paths scheduled “as required” (most don’t run on any given day) aren’t counted here; when one does run, the live timeline above shows it.

Longest closure so far today: 8.6 min (06:48–06:57, 2 trains), timed from trains actually seen on the signalling wire: the window edges use the same per-type margins as the forecast, since barrier positions aren't in any feed we can read.

Worst times to cross today

Closures cluster around 06:27–07:27 in the morning and around 15:56–16:56 in the afternoon. Gaps between closures are longest outside those windows. Other days run a different timetable, so the peaks move.

About this crossing

The crossing is on East Churchfield Road in Acton, London, next to Acton Central station.

Acton Central is a CCTV-monitored manual barrier crossing (CCTV) on the Willesden Jn. High Level–Gunnersbury line (Anglia route · ELR BOK5). A signaller monitors the crossing, confirms it is clear, and lowers the barriers ahead of each train. Forecasts here combine the working timetable with live train-movement data (and live signalling where the crossing has it), so they reflect actual running including delays and freight, though they can still be wrong when the network is disrupted.

How accurate is this forecast?

We score this page against what actually happened on the railway: over the last 7 days that covered 1,091 trains through this crossing.

100.0% of observed passes were being warned about on this page when they passed, and 99.7% of the warnings we could verify came true.

Typical timing error was Β±12s (9 in 10 within 33s). This scores when trains pass: barrier movements aren't in the public feeds we can score against.

Full accuracy report β†’

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