Cuxton level crossing

Manually-controlled barrier level crossing on the Kent route (ELR PWS2).

predicted
OPEN
for 16 min

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

next: πŸš† in 19 min Β· 2 min late

Next 30 min

OPEN 09:58–10:13 16m
CLOSED 10:13–10:18 5m
OPEN 10:18–10:34 β†’ 16m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct Β· 09:58
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

09:49 ❓ 0Y21 Hoo Junction Up Yard β†’ Tonbridge West Yard GBRf Down (NE β†’ SW) no show
09:56 🚧 3Q52 Slade Green T&R.S.M.D β†’ Tonbridge West Yard GBRf Down (NE β†’ SW) no show
10:17 πŸš† 2T23 Paddock Wood β†’ Strood Up (SW β†’ NE) +2 min
10:18 🚧 6Y85 Hoo Junction Up Yard β†’ Halling NR Colas Down (NE β†’ SW) active
πŸš†Passenger 🚧Engineering ❓Other
now 09:58:04 Β· 96 avg Β· 4 in window
live observation: 1 up Β· 1 down
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,173 active Β· 31,697 delays Β· 1,962 cancelled Β· 9 reconnects
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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Cuxton crossing is predicted to be closed for about 4 h 34 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 57 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: 6.8 min (06:05–06:11, 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 06:34–07:34 in the morning and around 17:48–18:48 in the evening. 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 Station Road in Cuxton, Kent, next to the station.

Cuxton is a manually-controlled barrier crossing (MCB/MB) on the Strood–Halling line (Kent route · ELR PWS2). 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 189 trains through this crossing.

99.5% of observed passes were being warned about on this page when they passed, and 71.4% of the warnings we could verify came true.

Full accuracy report β†’

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