Gillingham level crossing

CCTV-monitored manual barrier level crossing on the Kent route (ELR VIR).

predicted
CLOSED
for 10 min

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

next: πŸš„ in 3 min Β· 4 min late

Next 30 min

CLOSED 09:58–10:08 10m
MAY OPEN 10:08–10:09 1m
CLOSED 10:09–10:13 3m
OPEN 10:13–10:24 12m
CLOSED 10:24–10:30 β†’ 6m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct Β· 09:58
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

09:49 πŸš„ 1F16 St. Pancras International β†’ Faversham Down (W β†’ E) +5 min
09:57 πŸš„ 1F23 Faversham β†’ St. Pancras International Up (E β†’ W) passed
10:01 πŸš„ 1P22 Ramsgate β†’ London Victoria (E) Up (E β†’ W) approaching
10:04 πŸš„ 1S14 London Victoria (E) β†’ Dover Priory Down (W β†’ E) +2 min
10:05 πŸš† 9P22 Rainham (Kent) β†’ Luton Up (E β†’ W) active
10:08 πŸš„ 1C18 St. Pancras International β†’ Ramsgate Down (W β†’ E) +2 min
10:12 πŸš† 9P13 Luton β†’ Rainham (Kent) Down (W β†’ E) +2 min
10:13 πŸš„ 1Y46 London Victoria (E) β†’ Folkestone West Down (W β†’ E) no show
10:27 πŸš„ 1C25 Ramsgate β†’ St. Pancras International Up (E β†’ W) +4 min
10:28 πŸš„ 1S16 London Victoria (E) β†’ Ramsgate Down (W β†’ E) -1 min
10:30 πŸš„ 1P24 Dover Priory β†’ London Victoria (E) Up (E β†’ W) on time
πŸš„Express passenger πŸš†Passenger
now 09:58:40 Β· 284 avg Β· 11 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, Gillingham crossing is predicted to be closed for about 11 h 31 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 137 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 10 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: 12.2 min (07:54–08:06, 5 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 07:46–08:46 in the morning and around 19:00–20:00 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 Ingram Road in Gillingham, Kent.

Gillingham is a CCTV-monitored manual barrier crossing (CCTV) on the Gillingham (Kent)–Up line (Kent route · ELR VIR). 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 1,548 trains through this crossing.

90.8% of observed passes were being warned about on this page when they passed, and 99.5% of the warnings we could verify came true.

Typical timing error was Β±60s (9 in 10 within 135s). This scores when trains pass: barrier movements aren't in the public feeds we can score against.

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