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What's running through Rhoose (Cardiff Intl Airport) today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.6 / 10

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

81 trains30 passenger0 freight3 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 81 movements at Rhoose (Cardiff Intl Airport) 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

81 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:00–07:006 trains

4 passenger0 freight2 other3 types

06:01arr2E00
CARDIFF CENTRAL → BRIDGEND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:07arr2F05
BRIDGEND → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:16dep0B00
RHOOSE (CARDIFF INTL AIRPORT) → CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Transport for Wales
Other
06:36arr1F13
SWANSEA → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
06:45arr0B00
CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT → RHOOSE (CARDIFF INTL AIRPORT)
Transport for Wales
Other
06:47arr1B58
CARDIFF CENTRAL → SWANSEA
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

07:00–08:005 trains

2 passenger0 freight3 other3 types

08:00–09:005 trains

2 passenger0 freight3 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday06:00–07:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday06:00–07:00

Most unusualSunday20:30–21:30

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.6	81	0	06:00–07:00
Sunday 18	2.3	46	0	20:30–21:30
Monday 19	2.3	72	0	05:45–06:45
Tuesday 20	2.3	72	0	05:45–06:45
Wednesday 21	2.3	72	0	05:45–06:45

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

81 trains are booked here today — 13% more than a typical Saturday (72).

Trains a day87typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday71 on average
Tuesday71 on average
Wednesday71 on average
Thursday71 on average
Friday71 on average
Saturday74 on average
Sunday44 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 DMU84 workings
Unknown36 workings

Planned operators

Transport for Wales120 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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

What's running through Rhoose (Cardiff Intl Airport) today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

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

Planned operators

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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What tends to happen here

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What runs here

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