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What's running through Doncaster today?

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

GoodInterest Score 7.3 / 10

11 unusual movements expected today, including EMU.

601 trains427 passenger37 freight14 classes11 operators

The selected timetable contains 601 movements at Doncaster 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

601 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

19:45–20:4539 trains

28 passenger3 freight8 other11 types

19:45arr2R56
SHEFFIELD → ADWICK
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
19:46arr1A96
HULL → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Hull Trains · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
19:46arr1D26
KING'S CROSS LONDON → SKIPTON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
19:48dep2P27
DONCASTER → SCUNTHORPE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
19:50arr0B00
HULL → DONCASTER
Northern
Other
19:50pass1S99
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
19:51arr1S55
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
19:51pass1Y20
NEWCASTLE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
19:52pass0D04
IMMINGHAM NORDIC → BELMONT DOWN YARD
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
19:56pass1S28
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:03arr2B31
LEEDS → DONCASTER
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Passenger
20:05pass4E52
WILLESDEN EURO TERMINAL → HARTLEPOOL PD PORTS FL
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
20:06arr1M71
EDINBURGH → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
20:08pass1E88
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:09arr1A34
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:10dep0B00
DONCASTER → HULL
Northern
Other
20:11pass1N13
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:12arr1H08
KING'S CROSS LONDON → HULL
Hull Trains · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:16arr1E25
ABERDEEN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
20:18arr0B00
HULL → DONCASTER
Northern
Other
20:18arr1D27
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LEEDS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:20arr5Z09
HULL STATION SIDINGS → BOUNDS GREEN
Hull Trains · Class 802 DMU
Other
20:21dep1G53
DONCASTER → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
20:21arr6D68
SCUNTHORPE → DOWN DECOY (GBRF)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
20:22arr1H52
SHEFFIELD → DONCASTER
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
20:22arr2K60
LINCOLN → DONCASTER
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
20:26dep2B84
DONCASTER → LEEDS
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Passenger
20:27arr1N86
KING'S CROSS LONDON → YORK
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:30dep5H52
DONCASTER → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
20:30pass6G35
HOLTON LE MOOR SIGNAL BOX → BELMONT DOWN YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
20:33arr2R61
ADWICK → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
20:35pass1E26
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:35dep2K61
DONCASTER → LINCOLN
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
20:36arr1B90
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → CLEETHORPES
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
20:36arr1B93
CLEETHORPES → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
20:38arr1N30
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:39arr1A35
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:40dep0B00
DONCASTER → HULL
Northern
Other
20:44pass4E54
WILLESDEN EURO TERMINAL → HUNSLET SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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08:15–09:1538 trains

28 passenger4 freight6 other9 types

14:45–15:4537 trains

27 passenger5 freight5 other10 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday19:00–20:00

Best for freightWednesday19:00–20:00

Best for varietySaturday14:45–15:45

Most unusualSaturday14:45–15:45

The weekend is quieter — around 23% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.3	601	37	14:45–15:45
Sunday 18	6.5	400	14	18:45–19:45
Monday 19	7.5	634	96	19:00–20:00
Tuesday 20	7.3	653	112	19:00–20:00
Wednesday 21	7.4	657	114	19:00–20:00
Thursday 22

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

601 trains are booked here today — 15% more than a typical Saturday (523).

Trains a day641typical weekday

Freight15%99 movements

Busiest hour09:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 26.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 19:00, 20:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday636 on average
Tuesday646 on average
Wednesday651 on average
Thursday649 on average
Friday650 on average
Saturday542 on average
Sunday395 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

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 Oct5Q61
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct6M21
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M18
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4B48
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4B49
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4E02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0Y79
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6B63
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6B65
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4E52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q53
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct5Q61
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
16 Oct5Q58
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
16 Oct5Q59
—
GB Railfreight · EMU

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

Nearby places to spot trains

BENTLEY (S. YORKS)

BYK

2.4 km, straight line

KIRK SANDALL

KKS

6.7 km, straight line

ADWICK

AWK

7 km, straight lineOn this line

CONISBROUGH

CNS

7.2 km, straight line

MEXBOROUGH

MEX

10.4 km, straight lineOn this line

HATFIELD & STAINFORTH

HFS

10.8 km, straight line

BOLTON-ON-DEARNE

BTD

11.4 km, straight line

THURNSCOE

THC

11.5 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	12	5	7	1
01:00	10	6	2	0
02:00	7	5	1	1
03:00	7	6	1	1
04:00	11	8	5	2
05:00	19	3	7	1
06:00	26	4	12	1
07:00	30	0	17	1
08:00	32	3	24	1
09:00	38	4	28	2
10:00	29	1	26	0
11:00	33	2	29	1
12:00	33	1	28	2
13:00	35	5	27	1
14:00	32	1	28	2
15:00	36	6	29	2
16:00	31	4	25	1
17:00	35	2	29	1
18:00	30	3	26	1
19:00	37	9	30	1
20:00	37	7	27	1
21:00	28	4	27	1
22:00	28	5	22	0
23:00	25	5	17	1

What's running through Doncaster today?

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

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable