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What's running through York today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.8 / 10

14 unusual movements expected today, including Class 802 EMU.

532 trains420 passenger16 freight13 classes8 operators

The selected timetable contains 532 movements at York 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

532 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:00–09:0032 trains

27 passenger2 freight3 other7 types

08:01arr1Y07
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:03arr1S03
KING'S CROSS LONDON → ABERDEEN
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:07arr1P13
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → SCARBOROUGH
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
08:07pass6M16
WILTON EFW TERMINAL → KNOWSLEY FREIGHT TERMINAL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:11arr1P62
MIDDLESBROUGH → YORK
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
08:12dep0B00
YORK → WHITBY LANGBORNE
LNER
Other
08:14arr0B00
LEEDS → YORK
Northern
Other
08:14arr1A60
SUNDERLAND → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
08:15arr1S04
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:15dep2C11
YORK → LEEDS
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:19arr2C04
LEEDS → YORK
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:19arr9E06
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → NEWCASTLE
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:24arr1S31
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
08:27arr1E02
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:27dep1Y81
YORK → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:28arr1N01
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:31arr2R50
SELBY → YORK
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:34dep2R07
YORK → HULL
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:38arr1V50
EDINBURGH → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
08:39arr1P14
SCARBOROUGH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
08:40arr2U31
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → YORK
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
08:42dep1P63
YORK → MIDDLESBROUGH
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
08:45pass1E80
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:45dep2C13
YORK → LEEDS
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:49arr2Y70
SHEFFIELD → YORK
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:52arr1E03
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:52arr2C06
LEEDS → YORK
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:52pass4E55
FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY → TEES DOCK
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:55arr2R00
HULL → YORK
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:58dep0B00
YORK → LEEDS
Northern
Other
08:58dep2U38
YORK → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
08:59arr1P15
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → SCARBOROUGH
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger

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09:30–10:3031 trains

27 passenger0 freight4 other7 types

13:30–14:3031 trains

26 passenger1 freight4 other9 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday22:45–23:45

Best for freightThursday22:45–23:45

Best for varietySaturday14:00–15:00

Most unusualMonday22:45–23:45

The weekend is quieter — around 23% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.8	532	16	14:00–15:00
Sunday 18	6.3	404	12	19:45–20:45
Monday 19	7.4	598	33	22:45–23:45
Tuesday 20	7.3	617	41	14:15–15:15
Wednesday 21	7.4	606	43	14:45–15:45
Thursday 22

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

531 trains are booked here today — 40% more than a typical Saturday (380).

Trains a day622typical weekday

Freight6%39 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 25.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 14:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday613 on average
Tuesday620 on average
Wednesday618 on average
Thursday619 on average
Friday623 on average
Saturday418 on average
Sunday333 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

DMU469 workings
Class 800 EMU316 workings
Class 220 or 221 DMU115 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU112 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive112 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU97 workings
Unknown22 workings
Diesel-hauled20 workings

Planned operators

TransPennine Express445 workings
Northern327 workings
LNER215 workings
GB Railfreight122 workings
CrossCountry

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 91 electric locomotive Class 800 DMU Class 92 electric locomotiveEMUClass 86 electric locomotive 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 Oct9E04
—
TransPennine Express · Class 802 EMU
17 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct5Q11
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct1Y01
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
17 Oct5Q61
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct5N13
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct5Q13
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct5Q62
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct1E11
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
17 Oct1E13
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
17 Oct1N07
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
17 Oct1E15
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
17 Oct1Y18
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
17 Oct1E25
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
16 Oct6M76
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive

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	10	2	7	0
01:00	9	3	4	1
02:00	7	4	4	1
03:00	5	3	2	1
04:00	9	4	3	0
05:00	18	1	7	0
06:00	27	1	10	0
07:00	29	2	12	0
08:00	36	2	19	1
09:00	30	0	21	0
10:00	36	1	22	0
11:00	31	1	20	0
12:00	34	0	22	0
13:00	34	0	22	0
14:00	36	2	23	1
15:00	33	1	20	0
16:00	34	1	22	0
17:00	33	0	22	0
18:00	32	1	22	0
19:00	36	2	23	1
20:00	29	1	21	1
21:00	30	1	21	1
22:00	26	4	17	0
23:00	18	2	14	0

What's running through York today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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Recent booked movements

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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