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What's running through Cardiff Cathays tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Cardiff Cathays tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 2.3 / 10

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82 trains82 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 82 movements at Cardiff Cathays on 18 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

82 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:45–10:456 trains

6 passenger0 freight1 types

10:05arr2F02
TREHERBERT → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:06arr2T04
CARDIFF CENTRAL → TREHERBERT
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:12arr2B12
PONTYPRIDD → CARDIFF BAY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:19arr2J08
CARDIFF BAY → PONTYPRIDD
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:31arr2F06
MERTHYR TYDFIL → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:32arr2M08
CARDIFF CENTRAL → MERTHYR TYDFIL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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10:45–11:456 trains

6 passenger0 freight1 types

11:45–12:456 trains

6 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday20:00–21:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday20:00–21:00

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 30% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.2	204	0	20:00–21:00
Sunday 18	2.3	82	0	09:45–10:45
Monday 19	3.2	203	0	20:00–21:00
Tuesday 20	3.2	203	0	20:00–21:00
Wednesday 21	3.2	203	0	20:00–21:00

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

204 trains are booked here today — 45% more than a typical Saturday (141).

Trains a day185typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour20:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 7.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 10:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday178 on average
Tuesday178 on average
Wednesday178 on average
Thursday178 on average
Friday179 on average
Saturday157 on average
Sunday76 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 DMU382 workings

Planned operators

Transport for Wales382 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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CDQ

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1.6 km, straight line

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NNP

2.1 km, straight line

CSD

XCC

2.4 km, straight line

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CDB

2.7 km, straight lineOn this line

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2.7 km, straight line

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HHL

3 km, straight line

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3.2 km, straight line

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02:00	0	0
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04:00	0	0
05:00	2	1
06:00	7	3
07:00	10	5
08:00	11	6
09:00	11	7
10:00	11	8
11:00	11	8
12:00	11	8
13:00	11	8
14:00	11	8
15:00	11	8
16:00	11	8
17:00	11	7
18:00	11	7
19:00	11	7
20:00	12	8
21:00	9	6
22:00	7	4
23:00	6	2

What's running through Cardiff Cathays tomorrow?

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

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What runs here

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