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What's running through Barry Docks today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.1 / 10

A quieter day here — worth checking another location or mode.

66 trains66 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 66 movements at Barry Docks 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

66 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

05:30–06:306 trains

6 passenger0 freight1 types

05:32arr2K02
BARRY ISLAND → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
05:35arr2Y00
CARDIFF CENTRAL → BARRY ISLAND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
05:46arr2Y02
CARDIFF CENTRAL → BARRY ISLAND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
05:56arr2D02
BARRY ISLAND → BARGOED
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:26arr2D04
BARRY ISLAND → BARGOED
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:28arr2Y04
CARDIFF CENTRAL → BARRY ISLAND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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08:00–09:005 trains

5 passenger0 freight1 types

09:15–10:155 trains

5 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday06:30–07:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday05:30–06:30

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 44% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.1	66	0	05:30–06:30
Sunday 18	2.2	75	0	10:00–11:00
Monday 19	2.7	126	0	06:30–07:30
Tuesday 20	2.7	126	0	06:30–07:30
Wednesday 21	2.7	126	0	06:30–07:30

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

66 trains are booked here today — 48% fewer than a typical Saturday (128).

Trains a day123typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday117 on average
Tuesday117 on average
Wednesday117 on average
Thursday117 on average
Friday117 on average
Saturday112 on average
Sunday65 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 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU212 workings

Planned operators

Transport for Wales212 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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CADOXTON

CAD

1.3 km, straight lineOn this line

BARRY ISLAND

BYI

1.4 km, straight line

BARRY

BRY

1.7 km, straight lineOn this line

DINAS POWYS

DNS

4.5 km, straight lineOn this line

EASTBROOK

EBK

5.4 km, straight lineOn this line

RHOOSE (CARDIFF INTL AIRPORT)

RIA

5.7 km, straight line

COGAN

CGN

6.9 km, straight lineOn this line

PENARTH

PEN

7.1 km, straight line

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

What's running through Barry Docks 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

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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