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What's running through Durham today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.8 / 10

11 unusual movements expected today, including Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU.

205 trains175 passenger12 freight10 classes7 operators

The selected timetable contains 205 movements at Durham 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

205 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:45–13:4515 trains

12 passenger1 freight2 other5 types

12:48pass1S11
KING'S CROSS LONDON → ABERDEEN
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
12:51pass1S93
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
12:52arr1V60
EDINBURGH → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
12:57pass1S12
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:04pass1E84
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:06arr9E10
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → NEWCASTLE
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:08pass1E13
INVERNESS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
13:16arr9M13
NEWCASTLE → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:18arr1N05
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:22pass6G43
NY_(DBS) → GRANGETOWN (CLEVELAND)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
13:23arr1S39
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
13:27pass4E31
MOSSEND DOWN SIDINGS → DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:31pass0S68
LEEDS BALM RD LOCO (FHH) → MILLERHILL SHUNT & MARSHALLING
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
Other
13:34pass1E14
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:38arr1Y15
NEWCASTLE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

16:15–17:1515 trains

12 passenger2 freight1 other5 types

05:45–06:4512 trains

7 passenger2 freight3 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday13:45–14:45

Best for freightTuesday15:45–16:45

Best for varietySaturday16:15–17:15

Most unusualWednesday16:30–17:30

The weekend is quieter — around 29% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.8	205	12	16:15–17:15
Sunday 18	5.3	152	7	15:15–16:15
Monday 19	6.5	249	36	13:45–14:45
Tuesday 20	6.5	255	43	15:45–16:45
Wednesday 21	6.5	251	41	16:30–17:30

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

204 trains are booked here today — 22% more than a typical Saturday (167).

Trains a day249typical weekday

Freight16%39 movements

Busiest hour15:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 12:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday244 on average
Tuesday244 on average
Wednesday244 on average
Thursday244 on average
Friday251 on average
Saturday176 on average
Sunday141 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 Oct5Y91
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct9E04
—
TransPennine Express · Class 802 EMU
17 Oct0S68
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1N07
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
17 Oct1Y18
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
17 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct5D61
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct1E11
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
17 Oct1E13
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
17 Oct1E15
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
17 Oct1E25
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
16 Oct1N09
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
16 Oct1Y20
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
16 Oct4E72
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
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

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

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