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What's running through Cadoxton today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.8 / 10

6 unusual movements expected today, including Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU.

203 trains149 passenger29 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 203 movements at Cadoxton 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

203 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

05:00–06:0015 trains

8 passenger1 freight6 other4 types

05:00pass1L01
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
05:00pass5R00
CSD → BRIDGEND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
05:05pass5N03
BARRY TOURIST RAILWAY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
05:11pass1B30
CARDIFF CENTRAL → SWANSEA
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
05:16pass5E00
BARRY TOURIST RAILWAY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
05:21pass6R77
NEWPORT DOCKS → MARGAM HEOLKEY-Y-DELIAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
05:26pass5C00
BARRY TOURIST RAILWAY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
05:32arr2Y00
CARDIFF CENTRAL → BARRY ISLAND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
05:35arr2K02
BARRY ISLAND → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
05:42pass5A02
BARRY TOURIST RAILWAY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
05:43arr2Y02
CARDIFF CENTRAL → BARRY ISLAND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
05:49pass5Y04
BARRY TOURIST RAILWAY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
05:50pass2E00
CARDIFF CENTRAL → BRIDGEND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
05:56pass1L04
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
05:59arr2D02
BARRY ISLAND → BARGOED
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:30–10:3013 trains

11 passenger2 freight5 types

08:15–09:1512 trains

9 passenger2 freight1 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday19:15–20:15

Best for freightSaturday19:15–20:15

Best for varietySaturday19:15–20:15

Most unusualTuesday05:15–06:15

The weekend is busier — around 12% more trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.8	203	29	19:15–20:15
Sunday 18	5.4	182	28	22:30–23:30
Monday 19	5.2	167	19	00:30–01:30
Tuesday 20	5.7	179	26	05:15–06:15
Wednesday 21	5.6	176	24	05:15–06:15

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

203 trains are booked here today — 46% more than a typical Saturday (139).

Trains a day143typical weekday

Freight4%6 movements

Busiest hour05:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 15:00, 09:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday139 on average
Tuesday143 on average
Wednesday143 on average
Thursday143 on average
Friday136 on average
Saturday155 on average
Sunday101 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 DMU273 workings
Diesel-hauled6 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive4 workings

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 802 DMU Class 802 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 Oct5F13
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct6B13
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0O12
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6U42
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6U40
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S61
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6B17
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1B36
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
15 Oct1B38
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
15 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S61
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct4V47
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4V50
—
GB Railfreight · 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

Nearby places to spot trains

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BYD

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BYI

2.7 km, straight line

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BRY

3 km, straight lineOn this line

DINAS POWYS

DNS

3.1 km, straight lineOn this line

EASTBROOK

EBK

4.1 km, straight lineOn this line

COGAN

CGN

5.6 km, straight lineOn this line

PENARTH

PEN

5.9 km, straight line

RHOOSE (CARDIFF INTL AIRPORT)

RIA

6.9 km, straight line

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

What's running through Cadoxton 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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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week