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What's running through Kettering today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.7 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

247 trains195 passenger36 freight6 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 247 movements at Kettering 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

247 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

13:45–14:4517 trains

12 passenger5 freight5 types

13:45arr1Y29
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
13:46pass1F40
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
13:47arr1H34
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
13:49pass1C50
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
13:51arr1D41
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
14:00pass6F77
MOUNTSORELL GBRF → WELLINGBOROUGH UP TC GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:02pass4D32
REDLAND AGGREGATE(ELSTOW SDGS) → REDLAND AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:02pass4F30
LUTON CRESCENT RD SIDDING → REDLAND AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:05arr1B52
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
14:14arr1Y31
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
14:16pass1F42
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
14:17arr1H36
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
14:19arr6H83
REDLAND AGGREGATE(ELSTOW SDGS) → TUNSTEAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:20arr1D43
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
14:22pass1C53
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
14:32pass4M69
TARMAC → REDLAND AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:35arr1B55
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger

Other windows

06:30–07:3016 trains

11 passenger5 freight4 types

15:30–16:3016 trains

12 passenger3 freight1 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday16:45–17:45

Best for freightTuesday16:45–17:45

Best for varietyWednesday16:45–17:45

Most unusualSunday19:45–20:45

The weekend is quieter — around 42% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.7	247	36	13:45–14:45
Sunday 18	4.8	147	9	19:45–20:45
Monday 19	6.1	338	105	16:45–17:45
Tuesday 20	6.7	343	112	16:45–17:45
Wednesday 21	6.6	338	106	16:45–17:45

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

247 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day341typical weekday

Freight32%110 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 14.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 12:00, 14:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday339 on average
Tuesday346 on average
Wednesday344 on average
Thursday342 on average
Friday343 on average
Saturday254 on average
Sunday139 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 Oct0F98
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Q79
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6L64
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M70
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct0F59
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct0F61
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3J91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct1E02
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
14 Oct1O07
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
14 Oct0F59
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3J93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct0F61
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct6L64
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct4M70
—
DB Cargo · 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

CORBY

COR

9.4 km, straight lineOn this line

WELLINGBOROUGH

WEL

10.7 km, straight lineOn this line

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

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