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

GoodInterest Score 6.3 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

263 trains191 passenger43 freight8 classes7 operators

The selected timetable contains 263 movements at Chesterfield 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

263 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:00–08:0018 trains

13 passenger4 freight1 other6 types

07:00pass6E69
TUNSTEAD SDGS GBRF → BR WEST YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:00pass6G67
TUNSTEAD SDGS GBRF → SMALL HEATH LAFARGE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:01arr1S31
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
07:05arr1V44
LEEDS → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
07:06arr1R52
NOTTINGHAM → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:11arr1C17
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
07:15arr1F02
DERBY → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:19arr1Y97
RETFORD → NOTTINGHAM
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:26pass6E46
WARWICKSHIRE OIL STORAGE → HUMBER REFINERY-CONOCO
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:29arr1F03
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:29arr1V82
YORK → READING
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
07:33arr1E38
DERBY → LEEDS
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
07:38pass4O90
LEEDS (STOURTON) FREIGHTLINERS → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
07:39pass5M10
NOTTINGHAM EASTCROFT → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
07:42arr1C20
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
07:53arr1L05
SHEFFIELD → PETERBOROUGH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:54arr1F05
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:58arr1Y06
NOTTINGHAM → LEEDS
Northern · DMU
Passenger

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12:15–13:1517 trains

12 passenger4 freight1 other6 types

08:30–09:3016 trains

12 passenger3 freight1 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday19:00–20:00

Best for freightWednesday19:00–20:00

Best for varietyMonday19:00–20:00

Most unusualWednesday19:00–20:00

The weekend is quieter — around 43% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.3	263	43	06:15–07:15
Sunday 18	5.7	173	23	22:15–23:15
Monday 19	7.1	375	128	19:00–20:00
Tuesday 20	7.1	384	139	19:00–20:00
Wednesday 21	7.3	393	146	19:00–20:00

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

263 trains are booked here today — 27% more than a typical Saturday (207).

Trains a day388typical weekday

Freight36%140 movements

Busiest hour12:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 16.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 14:00, 19:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday377 on average
Tuesday392 on average
Wednesday398 on average
Thursday391 on average
Friday378 on average
Saturday221 on average
Sunday156 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 66 diesel locomotive430 workings
DMU167 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU110 workings
Class 220 or 221 DMU104 workings
Diesel-hauled70 workings
Class 810 DMU53 workings

Planned operators

GB Railfreight372 workings
East Midlands Railway288 workings
Freightliner128 workings
CrossCountry102 workings
Northern

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 810 EMU HST (InterCity 125)Class 47 diesel locomotive Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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 Oct6G80
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5Y02
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5E21
—
Grand Central · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct4H86
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6G80
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5Y02
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct5M21
—
Grand Central · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct5E07
—
Grand Central · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct6M76
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6E29
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4E72
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6G80
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct5M21
—
Grand Central · Class 220 or 221 DMU
15 Oct4E72
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4E75
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive

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	10	6	2	0
01:00	9	6	2	1
02:00	12	10	1	1
03:00	10	6	2	2
04:00	6	3	2	1
05:00	15	8	4	1
06:00	18	7	5	1
07:00	17	2	7	1
08:00	18	7	8	1
09:00	19	3	8	0
10:00	16	3	12	1
11:00	17	5	11	0
12:00	24	6	11	1
13:00	20	5	11	2
14:00	21	5	11	2
15:00	18	4	12	2
16:00	18	7	11	2
17:00	18	6	10	0
18:00	17	4	12	1
19:00	21	13	12	2
20:00	17	6	11	1
21:00	18	6	10	1
22:00	17	7	11	2
23:00	12	5	8	1

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What's worth watching

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

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Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What runs here

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Uncommon in the timetable