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

QuietInterest Score 3.9 / 10

11 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

74 trains66 passenger1 freight6 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 74 movements at Ferryside 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

74 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:30–09:306 trains

6 passenger0 freight2 types

08:37arr2E52
PEMBROKE DOCK → SWANSEA
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
08:38arr1E58
SWANSEA → PEMBROKE DOCK
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
08:54pass1E94
SWANSEA → FISHGUARD HARBOUR
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
09:05arr1E32
FISHGUARD HARBOUR → SWANSEA
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
09:08pass1B02
SWANSEA → CARMARTHEN
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
09:21arr1B34
SWANSEA → MILFORD HAVEN
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger

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20:30–21:306 trains

4 passenger0 freight2 other4 types

09:45–10:455 trains

5 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday18:30–19:30

Best for freightMonday18:30–19:30

Best for varietyMonday18:30–19:30

Most unusualSaturday06:15–07:15

The weekend is quieter — around 31% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.9	74	1	06:15–07:15
Sunday 18	3.0	41	1	18:45–19:45
Monday 19	4.4	85	10	18:30–19:30
Tuesday 20	4.4	85	8	10:00–11:00
Wednesday 21	4.5	83	9	18:30–19:30

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

74 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day82typical weekday

Freight10%8 movements

Busiest hour10:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 14:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday85 on average
Tuesday85 on average
Wednesday84 on average
Thursday82 on average
Friday82 on average
Saturday74 on average
Sunday40 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

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 Oct6B13
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0B47
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1B24
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
17 Oct6J84
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6Q10
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct2E36
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct1E54
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5E99
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct2E40
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct2E26
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct2M00
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct6B13
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6B41
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1B52
—
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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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	4	2	2	0
01:00	1	0	0	0
02:00	1	0	1	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	2	0	1	0
05:00	1	0	2	0
06:00	5	1	1	0
07:00	3	0	3	0
08:00	5	0	2	0
09:00	2	0	3	0
10:00	7	2	3	0
11:00	2	0	4	0
12:00	4	0	3	0
13:00	2	0	3	0
14:00	5	0	4	0
15:00	2	0	3	0
16:00	5	0	4	0
17:00	5	1	3	0
18:00	6	0	3	0
19:00	5	1	4	1
20:00	5	0	3	0
21:00	3	0	4	0
22:00	3	0	3	0
23:00	4	1	1	0

What's running through Ferryside today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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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