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What's running through Sheffield tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Sheffield tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.8 / 10

5 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

387 trains354 passenger7 freight10 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 387 movements at Sheffield on 18 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

387 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

14:15–15:1530 trains

28 passenger2 freight5 types

14:18arr1S45
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
14:18arr2R33
DONCASTER → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
14:24pass4M10
DOWN DECOY (GBRF) → PEAK FOREST CEMEX GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:24pass6M10
DOWN DECOY (GBRF) → PEAK FOREST CEMEX GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:27arr1N16
LEEDS → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
14:29arr1F11
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
14:32dep1C27
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
14:32arr1L11
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → PETERBOROUGH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
14:34arr2P21
LINCOLN → HUDDERSFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
14:37arr2P22
HUDDERSFIELD → LINCOLN
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
14:38arr1R58
PETERBOROUGH → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
14:40arr1V60
EDINBURGH → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
14:44dep2L10
SHEFFIELD → LEEDS
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
14:48arr1J47
DONCASTER → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
14:51dep1N17
SHEFFIELD → LEEDS
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
14:51arr2Y23
YORK → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
14:52dep1C30
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
14:56dep1W47
SHEFFIELD → DONCASTER
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
14:59arr2B52
RETFORD → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
15:01arr2N16
LEEDS → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
15:01arr2S82
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → SHEFFIELD
Northern · DMU
Passenger
15:04arr1Y21
LEEDS → NOTTINGHAM
Northern · DMU
Passenger
15:05arr1B80
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → CLEETHORPES
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
15:05dep2R40
SHEFFIELD → DONCASTER
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
15:09arr1B81
CLEETHORPES → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
15:11arr1Y20
NOTTINGHAM → LEEDS
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
15:13arr2R37
DONCASTER → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
15:14arr1S47
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → GLASGOW CENTRAL
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
15:14dep2N21
SHEFFIELD → LEEDS
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
15:14dep2S85
SHEFFIELD → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · DMU
Passenger

Other windows

19:15–20:1529 trains

28 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

10:30–11:3028 trains

25 passenger0 freight3 other6 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

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.

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 tomorrow?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

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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