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What's running through Abergele & Pensarn today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.5 / 10

8 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

117 trains107 passenger6 freight5 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 117 movements at Abergele & Pensarn 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

117 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:45–07:459 trains

7 passenger2 freight3 types

06:45pass1D16
HOLYHEAD → CHESTER
Avanti West Coast · Class 805 DMU
Passenger
06:57arr1F92
LLANDUDNO JUNCTION → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
06:59arr1D54
CREWE → HOLYHEAD
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
07:12pass1H82
HOLYHEAD → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
07:21pass6H67
LLANDUDNO JN TC FLHH → HOPE (EARLES SIDINGS) FHH
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:26pass1D80
CREWE → HOLYHEAD
Avanti West Coast · Class 805 DMU
Passenger
07:28pass6K61
PENMAENMAWR QUARRY COLAS → BRADWELL UP SIDINGS COLAS
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:36arr1D30
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → HOLYHEAD
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
07:36pass1V92
HOLYHEAD → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger

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08:30–09:309 trains

7 passenger2 freight4 types

14:00–15:009 trains

7 passenger1 freight1 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday06:45–07:45

Best for freightMonday20:15–21:15

Best for varietyTuesday06:45–07:45

Most unusualTuesday06:45–07:45

The weekend is quieter — around 34% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.5	117	6	08:30–09:30
Sunday 18	3.0	47	1	18:00–19:00
Monday 19	5.1	126	12	20:15–21:15
Tuesday 20	5.2	125	11	06:45–07:45
Wednesday 21	5.1	124	10	06:45–07:45

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

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

Trains a day123typical weekday

Freight8%10 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 07:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday125 on average
Tuesday126 on average
Wednesday126 on average

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Class 197 DMU147 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive27 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU26 workings
Class 805 DMU23 workings

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 Oct0N42
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6H67
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5Q40
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive

Recent booked movements

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	2	1	1	0
01:00	1	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	1	0	1	0
05:00	4	0	2	0
06:00	6	0	3	0
07:00	8	2	4	1
08:00	6	1	3	0
09:00	8	0

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What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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The week ahead

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

What runs here

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Recent booked movements

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Uncommon in the timetable