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What's running through Skipton today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.7 / 10

12 unusual movements expected today, including Class 91 electric locomotive.

210 trains163 passenger15 freight8 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 210 movements at Skipton 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

210 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:30–07:3016 trains

11 passenger1 freight4 other4 types

06:30arr5H11
SKIPTON BROUGHTON ROAD C.S. → SKIPTON
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Other
06:34dep2S03
SKIPTON → BRADFORD FORSTER SQUARE
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Passenger
06:38arr2S00
BRADFORD FORSTER SQUARE → SKIPTON
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Passenger
06:40dep2H11
SKIPTON → LEEDS
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Passenger
06:44pass6D89
HUNSLET TILCON GBRF → RYLSTONE TILCON
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:49arr5H15
LEEDS → SKIPTON
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Other
06:50arr5H13
SKIPTON BROUGHTON ROAD C.S. → SKIPTON
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Other
06:56dep1A10
SKIPTON → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
Passenger
07:01dep2H13
SKIPTON → LEEDS
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Passenger
07:05arr2H10
LEEDS → CARLISLE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:09dep2S05
SKIPTON → BRADFORD FORSTER SQUARE
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Passenger
07:13arr2H08
LEEDS → SKIPTON
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Passenger
07:16dep2H15
SKIPTON → LEEDS
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Passenger
07:19arr5H19
SKIPTON BROUGHTON ROAD C.S. → SKIPTON
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Other
07:23arr2H03
BRADFORD FORSTER SQUARE → LANCASTER
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:29dep2H19
SKIPTON → LEEDS
Northern · Class 333 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

18:00–19:0014 trains

13 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

21:15–22:1514 trains

10 passenger0 freight4 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday05:45–06:45

Best for freightTuesday05:45–06:45

Best for varietyMonday05:45–06:45

Most unusualTuesday05:45–06:45

The weekend is quieter — around 35% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.7	210	15	13:00–14:00
Sunday 18	4.0	104	3	19:15–20:15
Monday 19	6.5	240	47	05:45–06:45
Tuesday 20	6.5	244	51	05:45–06:45
Wednesday 21	6.4	243	51	05:45–06:45

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

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

Trains a day241typical weekday

Freight20%49 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 06:00, 19:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday238 on average
Tuesday240 on average
Wednesday239 on average
Thursday240 on average
Friday240 on average
Saturday209 on average
Sunday106 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 333 EMU225 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive77 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU62 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU8 workings
Diesel-hauled8 workings
Class 800 EMU4 workings

Planned operators

Northern296 workings
GB Railfreight79 workings
Freightliner8 workings
LNER7 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 91 electric locomotive HST (InterCity 125)Class 321 EMU

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 Oct3A10
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
17 Oct1A10
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
17 Oct1D26
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct5D26
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct3S24
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0D75
—
Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6E97
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5D74
—
Northern · Class 321 EMU
17 Oct2Y62
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct2Y01
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct2Y02
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct3A10
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
16 Oct1A10
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
16 Oct1D26
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct5D26
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU

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

What's running through Skipton today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

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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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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What tends to happen here

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