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

AverageInterest Score 5.4 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Class 800 DMU.

135 trains50 passenger37 freight7 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 135 movements at Hatfield & Stainforth 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

135 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:00–09:0011 trains

4 passenger5 freight2 other5 types

08:06pass6M57
LINDSEY OIL REFINERY → WARWICKSHIRE OIL STORAGE
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:13arr2P02
SCUNTHORPE → DONCASTER
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:21pass6N31
BSC ANCHOR WORKS → TEES MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:22pass6N32
BSC ANCHOR WORKS → SOUTH BANK LACKENBY (METALS)
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:27pass1B69
CLEETHORPES → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
08:30arr0B00
DONCASTER → HULL
Northern
Other
08:40pass6E46
WARWICKSHIRE OIL STORAGE → HUMBER REFINERY-CONOCO
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:44arr6D91
RYLSTONE TILCON → SCUNTHORPE
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:48pass1B66
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → CLEETHORPES
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
08:54arr0B00
HULL → DONCASTER
Northern
Other
08:59arr2P05
DONCASTER → SCUNTHORPE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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15:00–16:0011 trains

4 passenger4 freight3 other5 types

19:00–20:0010 trains

4 passenger3 freight3 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday15:15–16:15

Best for freightWednesday15:15–16:15

Best for varietyMonday23:15–00:15

Most unusualWednesday15:15–16:15

The weekend is quieter — around 49% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.4	135	37	08:00–09:00
Sunday 18	4.7	93	26	21:15–22:15
Monday 19	6.4	215	77	23:15–00:15
Tuesday 20	6.4	217	83	19:30–20:30
Wednesday 21	6.6	227	84	15:15–16:15

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

135 trains are booked here today — 12% fewer than a typical Saturday (153).

Trains a day215typical weekday

Freight35%75 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 19:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday212 on average
Tuesday210 on average
Wednesday220 on average
Thursday219 on average
Friday213 on average
Saturday149 on average
Sunday108 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 Oct3A09
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
17 Oct6N32
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6N81
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3A09
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
16 Oct5H20
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
16 Oct6M21
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6N32
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q53
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
15 Oct3A09
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
15 Oct5H20
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
15 Oct6M21
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6N32
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1Q50
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
14 Oct3A09
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
14 Oct5H20
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU

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

KIRK SANDALL

KKS

4.1 km, straight lineOn this line

THORNE NORTH

TNN

4.5 km, straight lineOn this line

THORNE SOUTH

TNS

4.6 km, straight line

BENTLEY (S. YORKS)

BYK

9.9 km, straight line

DONCASTER

DON

10.8 km, straight line

ADWICK

AWK

11.4 km, straight line

HENSALL

HEL

13.5 km, straight line

CROWLE

CWE

13.6 km, straight line

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

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