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What's running through Doncaster on 23 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Doncaster on 23 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 23 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 7.1 / 10

Strong freight activity today — 107 freight movements expected.

655 trains461 passenger107 freight12 classes11 operators

The selected timetable contains 655 movements at Doncaster on 23 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

655 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

13:00–14:0039 trains

28 passenger6 freight5 other11 types

13:03pass0L00
LEEDS BALM RD LOCO (FHH) → WHITEMOOR YARD L.D.C GBRF
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
Other
13:03pass4D23
DONCASTER DOWN DECOY → LEEDS (STOURTON) FREIGHTLINERS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:03pass4E23
FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY → LEEDS (STOURTON) FREIGHTLINERS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:04arr2B15
LEEDS → DONCASTER
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Passenger
13:04dep2C63
DONCASTER → HULL
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
13:06pass4D08
TEES DOCK GBRF → DONCASTER IPORT GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:07pass1N06
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:08arr6J37
SCUNTHORPE FRODINGHAM → DONCASTER NTR
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
13:10arr1A20
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
Passenger
13:14pass4D87
TEES DOCK → DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:14pass4L87
TEES DOCK → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:15arr1D13
KING'S CROSS LONDON → BRADFORD FORSTER SQUARE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:16arr1E11
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:19arr1J46
SCARBOROUGH → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
13:22arr1W45
SHEFFIELD → SCARBOROUGH
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
13:23arr1A94
HULL → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Hull Trains · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
13:25arr1N83
KING'S CROSS LONDON → YORK
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:26dep2B70
DONCASTER → LEEDS
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Passenger
13:27arr2P12
SCUNTHORPE → DONCASTER
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
13:29arr5Z30
ADWICK → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
13:31arr2R33
ADWICK → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
13:32arr6E86
MIDDLETON TOWERS GBRF → MONK BRETTON REDFEARNS GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:35arr1B76
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → CLEETHORPES
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
13:36arr1B79
CLEETHORPES → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
13:36pass1E12
ABERDEEN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
13:39arr1A21
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:39arr6U01
HUNTINGDON DOWN SIDINGS → DONCASTER NTR
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
13:41arr1S15
KING'S CROSS LONDON → INVERNESS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:45pass6E73
SHAP SUMMIT QUARRY → DONCASTER UP DECOY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
13:46arr1D14
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LEEDS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:46arr1H04
KING'S CROSS LONDON → HULL
Hull Trains · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:48dep2P15
DONCASTER → SCUNTHORPE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
13:50pass1Y14
NEWCASTLE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:51pass1S95
KING'S CROSS LONDON → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:52arr2R32
SHEFFIELD → ADWICK
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
13:55arr1E36
READING → NEWCASTLE
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
13:57pass1S16
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:57arr1V89
NEWCASTLE → READING
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
13:58arr2C62
HULL → DONCASTER
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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09:00–10:0038 trains

28 passenger4 freight6 other11 types

17:15–18:1538 trains

33 passenger2 freight3 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

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BYK

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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 on 23 October 2026?

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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Keep a favourite railway in view.

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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

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains