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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

Freight only

14:45–15:455 trains

0 passenger5 freight1 types

14:53arr4L08
WAKEFIELD EUROPORT GBRF → LONDON GATEWAY GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:53arr4M08
WAKEFIELD EUROPORT GBRF → WEMBLEY RECEPTIONS 1-7
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:07pass4D70
TEES DOCK → DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:10arr4D56
PLASMOR → HECK
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:32pass4E31
MOSSEND DOWN SIDINGS → DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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03:45–04:454 trains

0 passenger4 freight1 types

08:15–09:154 trains

0 passenger4 freight1 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
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GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct1Y50
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GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct6M21
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M18
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4B48
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4B49
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4E02
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0Y79
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Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6B63
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6B65
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4E52
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q53
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GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct5Q61
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GB Railfreight · EMU
16 Oct5Q58
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GB Railfreight · EMU
16 Oct5Q59
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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

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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

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