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What's running through Sunderland today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.7 / 10

263 trains241 passenger9 freight5 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 263 movements at Sunderland 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

263 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:45–12:4518 trains

16 passenger1 freight1 other5 types

11:45arr2I06
AIRPORT (NEWCASTLE) → SOUTH HYLTON
EMU
Passenger
11:47arr2I04
SOUTH HYLTON → AIRPORT (NEWCASTLE)
EMU
Passenger
11:54pass6E90
OXWELLMAINS LAFARGE COLAS RAIL → SEAHAM HARBOUR COLAS RAIL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:55arr2W13
MIDDLESBROUGH → NEWCASTLE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:57arr2I07
AIRPORT (NEWCASTLE) → SOUTH HYLTON
EMU
Passenger
12:00arr2I05
SOUTH HYLTON → AIRPORT (NEWCASTLE)
EMU
Passenger
12:00arr2W14
NEWCASTLE → GREAT AYTON
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
12:08arr2I08
AIRPORT (NEWCASTLE) → SOUTH HYLTON
EMU
Passenger
12:12arr2I06
SOUTH HYLTON → AIRPORT (NEWCASTLE)
EMU
Passenger
12:20arr2I09
AIRPORT (NEWCASTLE) → SOUTH HYLTON
EMU
Passenger
12:23arr1J74
CARLISLE → MIDDLESBROUGH
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
12:23arr2I07
SOUTH HYLTON → AIRPORT (NEWCASTLE)
EMU
Passenger
12:28arr5A65
PELAW GOODS LOOPS → SUNDERLAND
Grand Central · DMU
Other
12:32dep1A65
SUNDERLAND → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
12:32arr1J61
MIDDLESBROUGH → CARLISLE
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
12:35arr2I10
AIRPORT (NEWCASTLE) → SOUTH HYLTON
EMU
Passenger
12:36arr2I08
SOUTH HYLTON → AIRPORT (NEWCASTLE)
EMU
Passenger
12:44arr2I11
AIRPORT (NEWCASTLE) → SOUTH HYLTON
EMU
Passenger

Other windows

13:45–14:4518 trains

15 passenger2 freight1 other5 types

15:00–16:0017 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday10:00–11:00

Best for freightTuesday10:00–11:00

Best for varietyTuesday10:00–11:00

Most unusualSunday19:45–20:45

The weekend is quieter — around 22% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.7	263	9	13:45–14:45
Sunday 18	4.5	174	3	19:45–20:45
Monday 19	5.6	277	15	10:00–11:00
Tuesday 20	5.8	283	19	10:00–11:00
Wednesday 21	5.8	284	19	10:00–11:00

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

263 trains are booked here today — 7% more than a typical Saturday (246).

Trains a day283typical weekday

Freight7%19 movements

Busiest hour10:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 11.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday278 on average
Tuesday283 on average
Wednesday283 on average
Thursday283 on average
Friday281 on average
Saturday250 on average
Sunday161 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

EMU797 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU162 workings
DMU79 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive44 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU28 workings
Diesel-hauled7 workings

Planned operators

Northern190 workings
Grand Central79 workings
GB Railfreight53 workings
LNER3 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 800 DMU HST (InterCity 125)Class 800 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.

16 Oct3Y81
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct5N86
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
16 Oct6Q72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6E44
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6Q72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3Y81
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
15 Oct5N86
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
15 Oct6E44
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6M60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3Y81
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
14 Oct5N86
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
14 Oct6E44
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6M60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3Y81
—
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	1	0	0	0
01:00	0	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0	0
05:00	4	0	2	0
06:00	15	1	5	0
07:00	17	3	9	1
08:00	16	1	9	0
09:00	15	1	9	0
10:00	20	3	12	0
11:00	16	0	13	1
12:00	17	1	14	0
13:00	14	0	13	0
14:00	18	2	13	1
15:00	17	1	13	0
16:00	16	1	12	0
17:00	18	1	12	0
18:00	16	2	14	1
19:00	13	1	11	0
20:00	13	0	12	0
21:00	11	1	10	0
22:00	13	0	13	0
23:00	13	0	13	0

What's running through Sunderland today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week