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What's running through Darlington tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Darlington tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.7 / 10

11 unusual movements expected today, including HST (InterCity 125).

232 trains179 passenger7 freight11 classes7 operators

The selected timetable contains 232 movements at Darlington on 18 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

232 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

18:45–19:4518 trains

14 passenger1 freight3 other7 types

18:49pass1E24
EDINBURGH → YORK
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
18:49arr9E16
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → NEWCASTLE
TransPennine Express · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
18:54arr1E52
READING → NEWCASTLE
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
18:56arr1Y20
NEWCASTLE → DONCASTER
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
19:00arr1S51
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
19:07arr1S81
DONCASTER → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
19:07arr2K04
HARTLEPOOL → DARLINGTON
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
19:09arr1V71
EDINBURGH → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
19:16arr2D49
MIDDLESBROUGH → BISHOP AUCKLAND
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
19:17arr2D58
BISHOP AUCKLAND → MIDDLESBROUGH
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
19:20pass4S67
SOUTH BANK TEES DOCK (DRS) → COATBRIDGE DRS
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
19:22arr0B00
CATTERICK GARRISON TESCO → DARLINGTON
LNER
Other
19:23dep0B00
DARLINGTON → CATTERICK GARRISON TESCO
LNER
Other
19:26arr1E25
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
19:29arr1S25
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
19:33arr9M19
NEWCASTLE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
19:38pass0K06
MILLERHILL SHUNT & MARSHALLING → TEES MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
19:44pass1S26
YORK → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger

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15:00–16:0017 trains

14 passenger1 freight2 other7 types

20:00–21:0017 trains

14 passenger0 freight3 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday23:00–00:00

Best for freightTuesday23:00–00:00

Best for varietySaturday13:45–14:45

Most unusualMonday14:00–15:00

The weekend is quieter — around 25% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.5	335	14	13:45–14:45
Sunday 18	5.8	231	7	15:00–16:00
Monday 19	6.8	377	26	14:00–15:00
Tuesday 20	6.9	391	34	23:00–00:00
Wednesday 21	6.9	376	32	14:00–15:00

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

334 trains are booked here today — 16% fewer than a typical Saturday (400).

Trains a day374typical weekday

Freight8%30 movements

Busiest hour14:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 15.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 14:00, 12:00, 15:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday370 on average
Tuesday371 on average
Wednesday367 on average

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Class 800 EMU255 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU149 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive103 workings
Class 220 or 221 DMU99 workings

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 Oct0S68
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5Y91
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct1N55
—
TransPennine Express · DMU

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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7.8 km, straight line

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HEI

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ALW

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	7	3	4	0
01:00	1	1	0	0
02:00	1	1	0	0
03:00	1	1	1	1
04:00	2	1	1	1
05:00	11	3	5	1
06:00	17	0	9	0
07:00	19	0	11	0
08:00	21	1	17	0
09:00	21	0

What's running through Darlington tomorrow?

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Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What's running through Darlington tomorrow?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What runs here

Most common train types

Recent booked movements

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Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable