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What's running through Nottingham today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.4 / 10

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

465 trains402 passenger1 freight8 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 465 movements at Nottingham 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

465 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:30–17:3031 trains

25 passenger0 freight6 other4 types

16:30arr1L13
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → PETERBOROUGH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:30arr2P67
LEICESTER → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:33dep2P70
NOTTINGHAM → LEICESTER
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:35arr1R76
PETERBOROUGH → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:40arr5S25
NOTTINGHAM EASTCROFT → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
16:41dep1G52
NOTTINGHAM → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:43arr1K73
LINCOLN → CREWE
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:45dep2S25
NOTTINGHAM → SKEGNESS
East Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
16:45dep5K11
NOTTINGHAM → DERBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
16:46arr2N67
MATLOCK → LINCOLN
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:47dep5N99
NOTTINGHAM → NOTTINGHAM EASTCROFT
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
16:47dep5P72
NOTTINGHAM → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
16:50dep1B73
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
16:50arr1D51
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
16:52arr2D19
WORKSOP → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:58dep2H22
NOTTINGHAM → MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:00arr1Y23
LEEDS → NOTTINGHAM
Northern · DMU
Passenger
17:02dep5O18
NOTTINGHAM → NOTTINGHAM EASTCROFT
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
17:03arr1M68
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:07dep1V14
NOTTINGHAM → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:08arr1D53
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
17:09arr2A30
LINCOLN → MATLOCK
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:10arr5E12
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → NOTTINGHAM EASTCROFT
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
17:12dep1B76
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
17:16arr1N68
CREWE → LINCOLN
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:17dep1Y26
NOTTINGHAM → LEEDS
Northern · DMU
Passenger
17:21arr2D20
MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:24arr2P69
LEICESTER → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:25dep2W23
NOTTINGHAM → WORKSOP
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:27arr1D70
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:27arr2O20
SKEGNESS → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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07:15–08:1530 trains

25 passenger0 freight5 other3 types

18:45–19:4528 trains

24 passenger0 freight4 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday12:45–13:45

Best for freightTuesday12:15–13:15

Best for varietyThursday12:45–13:45

Most unusualThursday12:45–13:45

The weekend is quieter — around 25% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.4	465	1	06:00–07:00
Sunday 18	4.9	241	0	10:15–11:15
Monday 19	5.8	469	12	12:00–13:00
Tuesday 20	6.2	466	16	12:15–13:15
Wednesday 21	6.2	465	16	21:00–22:00

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

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

Trains a day469typical weekday

Freight3%15 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 19.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 18:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday474 on average
Tuesday470 on average
Wednesday471 on average
Thursday476 on average
Friday472 on average
Saturday459 on average
Sunday236 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 Oct4O92
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3Q03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J84
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5O06
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1O06
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct2A00
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct1O06
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct1Q53
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
15 Oct2A00
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
15 Oct1O06
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
15 Oct1Q49
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
15 Oct1Q50
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
15 Oct6M66
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct0D24
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3J84
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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	0	5	0
01:00	3	1	0	0
02:00	1	0	1	0
03:00	1	0	0	0
04:00	3	1	1	0
05:00	19	0	7	0
06:00	28	2	13	1
07:00	25	0	13	0
08:00	24	0	16	0
09:00	25	1	18	0
10:00	24	0	23	0
11:00	25	0	19	0
12:00	28	3	22	0
13:00	25	0	20	0
14:00	22	0	21	0
15:00	25	0	19	0
16:00	23	1	21	0
17:00	26	0	22	0
18:00	28	1	22	0
19:00	26	1	22	0
20:00	22	0	19	1
21:00	23	3	17	0
22:00	20	1	14	0
23:00	16	0	12	0

What's running through Nottingham 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

Nearby places to spot trains

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Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable