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What's running through Llanishen today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.7 / 10

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123 trains123 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 123 movements at Llanishen 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

123 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:15–08:159 trains

9 passenger0 freight1 types

07:15arr2Y12
BARGOED → BARRY ISLAND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:22arr2R02
CARDIFF CENTRAL → RHYMNEY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:24arr2E08
RHYMNEY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:33arr2D06
BARRY ISLAND → BARGOED
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:44arr2Y14
BARGOED → BARRY ISLAND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:52arr2R04
CARDIFF CENTRAL → RHYMNEY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:54arr2Y16
RHYMNEY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:03arr2D08
BARRY ISLAND → BARGOED
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:14arr2Y18
BARGOED → BARRY ISLAND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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08:45–09:459 trains

9 passenger0 freight1 types

09:45–10:458 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday07:15–08:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday07:15–08:15

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 49% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.7	123	0	07:15–08:15
Sunday 18	1.9	55	0	09:00–10:00
Monday 19	3.0	173	0	07:15–08:15
Tuesday 20	3.0	173	0	07:15–08:15
Wednesday 21	3.0	173	0	07:15–08:15

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

123 trains are booked here today — 13% fewer than a typical Saturday (142).

Trains a day160typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 10:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday159 on average
Tuesday160 on average
Wednesday160 on average
Thursday160 on average
Friday160 on average
Saturday138 on average
Sunday54 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 DMU236 workings

Planned operators

Transport for Wales236 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

HEATH HIGH LEVEL

HHL

1.9 km, straight line

LISVANE AND THORNHILL

LVT

1.9 km, straight lineOn this line

LLANDAF

LLN

4.3 km, straight line

CAERPHILLY

CPH

4.9 km, straight lineOn this line

CARDIFF CATHAYS

CYS

4.9 km, straight line

RADYR

RDR

5 km, straight line

DANESCOURT

DCT

5.4 km, straight line

ABER

ABE

5.7 km, straight lineOn this line

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

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What's worth watching

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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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What runs here

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The week ahead

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