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What's running through Dundee today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.0 / 10

14 unusual movements expected today, including Class 67 diesel locomotive.

168 trains145 passenger3 freight8 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 168 movements at Dundee 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

168 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:45–17:4512 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 types

16:45arr1T50
ABERDEEN → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
16:51arr1A87
EDINBURGH → ABERDEEN
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
16:54arr1L69
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → DUNDEE
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:00arr2L60
ARBROATH → DUNDEE
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:03arr1A49
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → ABERDEEN
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
17:07dep1T52
DUNDEE → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:15arr1B88
ABERDEEN → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
17:26arr1L21
EDINBURGH → DUNDEE
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:27dep2L59
DUNDEE → ABERDEEN
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:36dep1L26
DUNDEE → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:43arr1A89
EDINBURGH → ABERDEEN
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
17:44arr1T54
ABERDEEN → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger

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06:30–07:3011 trains

9 passenger1 freight1 other3 types

10:15–11:1511 trains

10 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday20:45–21:45

Best for freightMonday20:45–21:45

Best for varietySaturday19:30–20:30

Most unusualThursday15:45–16:45

The weekend is quieter — around 31% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.0	168	3	19:30–20:30
Sunday 18	3.8	65	0	21:45–22:45
Monday 19	5.4	176	7	20:45–21:45
Tuesday 20	5.2	168	4	20:30–21:30
Wednesday 21	5.3	169	6	15:45–16:45

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

168 trains are booked here today — 5% fewer than a typical Saturday (176).

Trains a day176typical weekday

Freight4%7 movements

Busiest hour10:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 7.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 21:00, 09:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday182 on average
Tuesday177 on average
Wednesday180 on average
Thursday179 on average
Friday177 on average
Saturday174 on average
Sunday69 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 Oct1A25
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Caledonian Sleeper · Class 67 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1H82
—
GB Railfreight · Class 37 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1H90
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GB Railfreight · Class 37 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6A65
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4N02
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4N03
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0B00
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CrossCountry
17 Oct0B00
—
CrossCountry
17 Oct1E11
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
17 Oct1E15
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LNER · Class 800 DMU
17 Oct1S03
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct1S11
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct1E25
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
17 Oct1S19
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct1A25
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 67 diesel locomotive

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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BYF

12.1 km, straight line

CUPAR

CUP

14.3 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	3	0	2	0
01:00	0	0	1	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0	0
05:00	6	0	4	0
06:00	9	0	6	1
07:00	7	0	5	0
08:00	8	0	6	0
09:00	10	0	7	0
10:00	11	1	7	0
11:00	9	0	7	0
12:00	10	0	8	0
13:00	9	0	7	0
14:00	11	1	8	1
15:00	9	0	7	0
16:00	9	1	6	0
17:00	10	0	7	0
18:00	9	1	7	0
19:00	10	0	8	0
20:00	11	2	7	1
21:00	11	1	7	0
22:00	9	0	5	0
23:00	5	0	4	0

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