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Darren R

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Regarding the earlier query about High Speed services running non-stop between Ashford International and Stratford International, there are a small number of South Eastern trains that do this, in the morning and evening peaks Mondays to Fridays only, and generally on the services to/from Margate.

Possibly the confusion arose because, if you use the filters on Real Time Trains, it does not show services that only pass through Ebbsfleet International non-stop. (This confused me enormously when I was looking into the query to check I hadn't boobed with my posting.) For example, this is the unfiltered list of trains at Ebbsfleet International: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/EBD/2017/07/24/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt&toc=SE. The non-stop trains from Margate are clearly listed. However, these trains disappear from the list if you filter it to show only trains from Margate. http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/EBD/from/MAR/2017/07/24/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt&toc=SE

This appears to be because Ebbsfleet International is not a mandatory timing point for trains that do not call there; this can be seen by the fact that non-stop services do not report a time at the station, but instead report as they pass Ebbsfleet East and West Junctions either side of the station.

Real Time Trains is a fantastic resource, but it does have its limitations. If a location is not a mandatory timing point, not all trains are guaranteed to show up in a search, especially if you try to use the filters.
 
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