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What's running through Carmarthen tomorrow?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.9 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU.

58 trains44 passenger0 freight4 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 58 movements at Carmarthen 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

58 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:30–10:306 trains

5 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

09:34dep2E04
CARMARTHEN → SWANSEA
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
09:48dep2E05
CARMARTHEN → SWANSEA
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
09:55dep2E01
CARMARTHEN → MILFORD HAVEN
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
10:04dep0B00
CARMARTHEN → ABERYSTWYTH
Transport for Wales
Other
10:05dep1W57
CARMARTHEN → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
10:15dep2E12
CARMARTHEN → PEMBROKE DOCK
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

12:45–13:456 trains

5 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

10:30–11:305 trains

4 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday19:30–20:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyWednesday19:30–20:30

Most unusualSunday09:30–10:30

The weekend is quieter — around 26% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.4	112	0	20:30–21:30
Sunday 18	2.9	58	0	09:30–10:30
Monday 19	3.4	114	0	19:30–20:30
Tuesday 20	3.7	115	0	19:30–20:30
Wednesday 21	3.9	116	0	19:30–20:30

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

112 trains are booked here today — 5% fewer than a typical Saturday (118).

Trains a day117typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 4.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 11:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday118 on average
Tuesday120 on average
Wednesday121 on average
Thursday120 on average
Friday119 on average
Saturday117 on average
Sunday72 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 197 DMU161 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU36 workings
Unknown36 workings
Class 802 DMU24 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU23 workings

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 802 EMUDiesel-hauledHST (InterCity 125)

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 Oct1B24
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
15 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct1Q16
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
13 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct2E04
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
11 Oct1B06
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
11 Oct1L60
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
11 Oct1B20
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
11 Oct1L74
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
11 Oct1B28
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
11 Oct1L90
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
11 Oct1B40
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
11 Oct1L96
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
11 Oct2E98
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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

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KIDWELLY

KWL

13.4 km, straight lineOn this line

PEMBREY & BURRY PORT

PBY

19.3 km, straight lineOn this line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	5	4
01:00	1	1
02:00	1	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	3	1
05:00	6	3
06:00	5	2
07:00	5	4
08:00	7	4
09:00	5	5
10:00	6	6
11:00	7	6
12:00	6	6
13:00	5	6
14:00	6	6
15:00	4	5
16:00	8	7
17:00	5	5
18:00	7	5
19:00	7	6
20:00	7	6
21:00	4	4
22:00	5	3
23:00	2	3

What's running through Carmarthen tomorrow?

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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week