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What's running through Huddersfield today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.7 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

207 trains157 passenger2 freight7 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 207 movements at Huddersfield 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

207 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

05:45–06:4514 trains

8 passenger1 freight5 other6 types

05:47arr5J94
HILLHOUSE CARRIAGE SIDINGS → HUDDERSFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
05:51arr2U22
WAKEFIELD KIRKGATE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
05:53dep2J49
HUDDERSFIELD → LEEDS
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
05:55dep0B00
HUDDERSFIELD → BRIGHOUSE
Northern
Other
05:56pass6E36
LIVERPOOL BIOMASS TML GBF → DRAX GB RAILFREIGHT
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:00arr5B03
HILLHOUSE CARRIAGE SIDINGS → HUDDERSFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
06:05arr1P56
YORK → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
06:09dep2B03
HUDDERSFIELD → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:12arr9E05
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → NEWCASTLE
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
06:17arr1K04
LEEDS → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
06:31arr5W00
HILLHOUSE CARRIAGE SIDINGS → HUDDERSFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
06:37dep2W00
HUDDERSFIELD → BRADFORD INTERCHANGE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:40arr0B00
DEIGHTON → HUDDERSFIELD
Northern
Other
06:40arr2U27
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → YORK
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger

Other windows

22:45–23:4514 trains

10 passenger0 freight4 other4 types

20:30–21:3012 trains

9 passenger0 freight3 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday13:45–14:45

Best for freightFriday13:45–14:45

Best for varietyMonday13:45–14:45

Most unusualTuesday13:45–14:45

The weekend is quieter — around 37% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.7	207	2	05:45–06:45
Sunday 18	4.6	169	8	12:30–13:30
Monday 19	5.3	295	6	13:45–14:45
Tuesday 20	5.5	299	5	13:45–14:45
Wednesday 21	5.3	299	6	12:00–13:00

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

207 trains are booked here today — 19% fewer than a typical Saturday (254).

Trains a day291typical weekday

Freight2%7 movements

Busiest hour09:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 12.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 12:00, 19:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday283 on average
Tuesday290 on average
Wednesday290 on average
Thursday288 on average
Friday297 on average
Saturday242 on average
Sunday191 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

Most common train types

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU284 workings
DMU248 workings
Unknown164 workings
Class 800 EMU92 workings
Class 802 DMU28 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive22 workings

Planned operators

TransPennine Express475 workings
Northern357 workings
GB Railfreight34 workings
Freightliner4 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMUDiesel-hauledHST (InterCity 125)

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 Oct6M77
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S11
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6E36
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1K04
—
TransPennine Express · Class 802 DMU
16 Oct0M42
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0E53
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S08
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0E72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S23
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct0E53
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S08
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6M27
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M22
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M42
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6E53
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 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

Nearby places to spot trains

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LCK

1.7 km, straight lineOn this line

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DHN

3.1 km, straight line

BRIGHOUSE

BGH

5.6 km, straight line

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MIR

6.5 km, straight line

SLAITHWAITE

SWT

6.9 km, straight line

STOCKSMOOR

SSM

7.3 km, straight lineOn this line

SHEPLEY

SPY

8.6 km, straight line

RAVENSTHORPE

RVN

9.1 km, straight line

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

What's running through Huddersfield 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

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Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week