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What's running through Sheffield today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.1 / 10

Strong freight activity today — 21 freight movements expected.

590 trains533 passenger21 freight9 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 590 movements at Sheffield 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

590 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:15–09:1535 trains

32 passenger2 freight1 other6 types

08:15arr1Y06
NOTTINGHAM → LEEDS
Northern · DMU
Passenger
08:15dep2N07
SHEFFIELD → LEEDS
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:15dep2S73
SHEFFIELD → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · DMU
Passenger
08:18arr1V83
NEWCASTLE → READING
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
08:20arr1S33
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
08:24pass6M18
DRAX POWER STATION AES (FLHH) → HOPE (EARLES SIDINGS) FHH
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:26arr4E02
HOPE (EARLES SIDINGS) FHH → DRAX POWER STATION AES (FLHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:28arr2B05
HUDDERSFIELD → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:32dep1C26
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
08:32arr1N04
LEEDS → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:35arr1L37
LEEDS → LINCOLN
Northern · DMU
Passenger
08:35dep2B46
SHEFFIELD → HUDDERSFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:36arr1L06
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → PETERBOROUGH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:39arr1R58
NOTTINGHAM → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:42arr1L40
LINCOLN → LEEDS
Northern · DMU
Passenger
08:43arr1F07
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
08:45arr2R11
ADWICK → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:48arr1G41
DONCASTER → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:51arr2L55
LEEDS → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:52dep1N05
SHEFFIELD → LEEDS
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:54arr1V48
NEWCASTLE → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
08:57dep1W41
SHEFFIELD → DONCASTER
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:00dep1C29
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
09:00dep2L08
SHEFFIELD → LEEDS
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
09:01arr2N04
LEEDS → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
09:03dep2R16
SHEFFIELD → ADWICK
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
09:04arr1F10
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
09:04arr1Y09
LEEDS → NOTTINGHAM
Northern · DMU
Passenger
09:04arr2S72
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → SHEFFIELD
Northern · DMU
Passenger
09:06dep3S13
SHEFFIELD → SHEFFIELD
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
09:08arr1B68
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → CLEETHORPES
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
09:09arr1B69
CLEETHORPES → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
09:13arr1Y08
NOTTINGHAM → LEEDS
Northern · DMU
Passenger
09:14arr2R13
ADWICK → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
09:14dep2S75
SHEFFIELD → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · DMU
Passenger

Other windows

11:15–12:1535 trains

30 passenger2 freight3 other8 types

06:30–07:3034 trains

30 passenger1 freight3 other7 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday14:30–15:30

Best for freightTuesday14:30–15:30

Best for varietySunday20:45–21:45

Most unusualSunday20:45–21:45

The weekend is quieter — around 20% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.1	590	21	11:15–12:15
Sunday 18	5.8	387	7	20:45–21:45
Monday 19	6.3	609	34	14:30–15:30
Tuesday 20	6.4	614	39	14:30–15:30
Wednesday 21	6.4	610	37	05:30–06:30

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

590 trains are booked here today — 11% more than a typical Saturday (533).

Trains a day618typical weekday

Freight7%41 movements

Busiest hour14:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 25.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 14:00, 11:00, 12:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday610 on average
Tuesday618 on average
Wednesday614 on average
Thursday618 on average
Friday609 on average
Saturday547 on average
Sunday375 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

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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.

15 Oct1Q50
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
11 Oct0M07
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct0M09
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct6U85
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct4E07
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
11 Oct4E07
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
11 Oct0M31
—
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	15	1	8	0
01:00	3	1	1	0
02:00	3	3	1	1
03:00	4	2	1	0
04:00	6	3	1	0
05:00	25	4	11	1
06:00	30	4	13	0
07:00	33	0	15	0
08:00	32	2	23	1
09:00	30	0	25	0
10:00	32	0	27	0
11:00	34	4	28	0
12:00	34	1	27	1
13:00	33	3	27	1
14:00	36	3	28	1
15:00	33	1	27	1
16:00	31	1	25	0
17:00	31	0	28	0
18:00	31	0	27	0
19:00	28	0	27	0
20:00	29	0	27	1
21:00	35	3	27	1
22:00	28	4	23	0
23:00	22	1	18	0

What's running through Sheffield today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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The week ahead

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

Recent booked movements

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Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable