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What's running through Cardiff Bay today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.8 / 10

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

141 trains141 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 141 movements at Cardiff Bay 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

141 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:30–07:308 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

06:35arr2B00
CARDIFF QUEEN STREET → CARDIFF BAY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:38dep2J02
CARDIFF BAY → PONTYPRIDD
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:53arr2B02
PONTYPRIDD → CARDIFF BAY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:56dep2S00
CARDIFF BAY → CARDIFF QUEEN STREET
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:05arr2B04
CARDIFF QUEEN STREET → CARDIFF BAY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:08dep2J04
CARDIFF BAY → PONTYPRIDD
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:23arr2B06
PONTYPRIDD → CARDIFF BAY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:26dep2S02
CARDIFF BAY → CARDIFF QUEEN STREET
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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07:30–08:308 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

08:30–09:308 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday06:30–07:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday06:30–07:30

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 12% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.8	141	0	06:30–07:30
Sunday 18	2.5	104	0	09:00–10:00
Monday 19	2.8	140	0	06:30–07:30
Tuesday 20	2.8	140	0	06:30–07:30
Wednesday 21	2.8	140	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

141 trains are booked here today — 42% more than a typical Saturday (99).

Trains a day114typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 4.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday113 on average
Tuesday113 on average
Wednesday114 on average
Thursday113 on average
Friday112 on average
Saturday109 on average
Sunday80 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 DMU271 workings
Class 398 EMU1 workings

Planned operators

Transport for Wales272 workings
GB Railfreight1 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauled

Represented by only one or two permanent schedule records; check the selected date before planning a visit.

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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CARDIFF CENTRAL

CDF

1.2 km, straight line

GRANGETOWN (SOUTH GLAMORGAN)

GTN

1.6 km, straight line

CARDIFF QUEEN STREET

CDQ

1.7 km, straight lineOn this line

CSD

XCC

1.9 km, straight line

NINIAN PARK

NNP

2.6 km, straight line

CARDIFF CATHAYS

CYS

2.7 km, straight line

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22:00	7	3
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What's worth watching

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Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

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Uncommon in the timetable

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