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What's running through Retford today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.3 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU.

231 trains221 passenger3 freight9 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 231 movements at Retford 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

231 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

19:45–20:4518 trains

16 passenger0 freight2 other5 types

19:47pass1S28
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
19:51pass1A33
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Class 800 EMU
Passenger
19:54pass1H08
KING'S CROSS LONDON → HULL
Hull Trains · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:00pass1N13
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:00pass1Y20
NEWCASTLE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:07arr1A96
HULL → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Hull Trains · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
20:07pass1D27
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LEEDS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:12arr1N86
KING'S CROSS LONDON → YORK
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:17pass1E88
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:22pass1A34
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:27pass1N30
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:28pass1E25
ABERDEEN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
20:32arr1H07
KING'S CROSS LONDON → BEVERLEY
Hull Trains · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:32pass6G30
BELMONT DOWN YARD → GRANTHAM
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
20:35arr5Z09
HULL STATION SIDINGS → BOUNDS GREEN
Hull Trains · Class 802 DMU
Other
20:38pass1D28
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LEEDS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
20:43pass1N96
KING'S CROSS LONDON → SUNDERLAND
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
20:44pass1E26
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

08:30–09:3017 trains

17 passenger0 freight3 types

12:30–13:3016 trains

16 passenger0 freight4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday06:30–07:30

Best for freightFriday06:30–07:30

Best for varietySaturday06:45–07:45

Most unusualFriday06:30–07:30

The weekend is quieter — around 47% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.3	231	3	06:45–07:45
Sunday 18	2.2	35	0	08:15–09:15
Monday 19	5.8	248	11	20:00–21:00
Tuesday 20	5.8	253	14	06:30–07:30
Wednesday 21	5.8	252	13	06:30–07:30

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

231 trains are booked here today — 24% more than a typical Saturday (187).

Trains a day250typical weekday

Freight4%11 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 20:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday251 on average
Tuesday249 on average
Wednesday248 on average
Thursday249 on average
Friday257 on average
Saturday198 on average
Sunday130 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 800 EMU309 workings
DMU56 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive42 workings
Class 91 electric locomotive33 workings
Class 800 DMU17 workings
Class 802 DMU17 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU9 workings
HST (InterCity 125)7 workings

Planned operators

LNER311 workings
Grand Central56 workings
GB Railfreight50 workings
Hull Trains34 workings
Lumo

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauledClass 92 electric locomotive Class 86 electric locomotive Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU Class 67 diesel locomotive

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 Oct1Y97
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct5P97
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct2P05
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct1L36
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct1L89
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct2P30
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct0L00
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1Y97
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct4E45
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4E46
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6Q70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6Q70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5P97
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct2P05
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 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

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

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What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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What tends to happen here

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