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What's running through Castleford Central today?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Castleford Central today. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 17 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.3 / 10

5 unusual movements expected today, including Class 220 or 221 DMU.

242 trains217 passenger9 freight6 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 242 movements at Castleford Central on 17 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

242 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:30–12:3017 trains

12 passenger3 freight2 other5 types

11:30pass1P21
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → SCARBOROUGH
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
11:31arr2F52
KNOTTINGLEY → LEEDS
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:45pass6D50
HULL DAIRYCOATES TLCN GBRF → RYLSTONE TILCON
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:45pass6D55
HULL DAIRYCOATES TLCN GBRF → HUNSLET TILCON GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:45pass6D88
HULL DAIRYCOATES TLCN GBRF → HUNSLET TILCON GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:46pass0S68
LEEDS BALM RD LOCO (FHH) → MILLERHILL SHUNT & MARSHALLING
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
Other
11:49arr2L63
LEEDS → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:56pass1K16
HULL → LEEDS
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
11:56pass9E10
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → NEWCASTLE
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
11:59pass0D21
TEES DOCK → LEEDS BALM RD LOCO (FHH)
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
Other
12:00arr2L12
SHEFFIELD → LEEDS
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
12:11pass1P20
SCARBOROUGH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
12:12arr2U47
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → YORK
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
12:16arr2F13
LEEDS → KNOTTINGLEY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
12:21arr2U50
YORK → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
12:26pass9M11
NEWCASTLE → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
12:29pass1P23
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → SCARBOROUGH
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger

Other windows

20:00–21:0016 trains

13 passenger1 freight2 other5 types

07:45–08:4514 trains

13 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday20:45–21:45

Best for freightTuesday20:45–21:45

Best for varietySunday09:45–10:45

Most unusualMonday20:45–21:45

The weekend is busier — around 22% more trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.3	242	9	11:30–12:30
Sunday 18	5.0	167	6	09:45–10:45
Monday 19	5.5	159	19	20:45–21:45
Tuesday 20	5.7	173	30	20:45–21:45
Wednesday 21	5.7	172	30	10:30–11:30

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

242 trains are booked here today — 135% more than a typical Saturday (103).

Trains a day163typical weekday

Freight12%19 movements

Busiest hour21:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 21:00, 09:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday147 on average
Tuesday154 on average
Wednesday155 on average
Thursday153 on average
Friday148 on average
Saturday138 on average
Sunday76 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

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU134 workings
DMU96 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive53 workings
Diesel-hauled22 workings

Planned operators

Northern135 workings
TransPennine Express98 workings
GB Railfreight50 workings
Freightliner25 workings
CrossCountry11 workings
Grand Central3 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 220 or 221 DMU Class 800 EMU

Represented by only one or two permanent schedule records; check the selected date before planning a visit.

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Booked timetable entries from the previous 7 days, independent of the selected date above. These are not observations of trains that actually ran.

17 Oct5V82
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct5S29
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1V46
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1E63
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct5E63
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct5V46
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct5E64
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct9M05
—
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct9E20
—
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct9E21
—
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
15 Oct5V46
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
15 Oct5E64
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
15 Oct3S11
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct9M05
—
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
15 Oct0N32
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled

Based on the booked national timetable (CIF) per date, not a live/actually-happened feed — a late change or cancellation on one of these dates won't be reflected here.

Recent booked movements

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

What's running through Castleford Central today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

Recent booked movements