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What's running through Taffs Well on 22 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Taffs Well on 22 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 22 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.9 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

244 trains210 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 244 movements at Taffs Well on 22 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

244 booked timetable movements at this location on Thursday 22 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:30–07:3015 trains

15 passenger0 freight1 types

06:33arr1A02
CARDIFF CENTRAL → ABERDARE
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:34arr2B02
PONTYPRIDD → CARDIFF BAY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:43arr2T00
CARDIFF CENTRAL → TREHERBERT
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:48arr1A06
MERTHYR TYDFIL → ABERDARE
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:48arr2M04
CARDIFF CENTRAL → MERTHYR TYDFIL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:54arr2F06
TREHERBERT → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:56arr2J02
CARDIFF BAY → PONTYPRIDD
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:59arr1M08
ABERDARE → MERTHYR TYDFIL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:03arr1A04
CARDIFF CENTRAL → ABERDARE
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:04arr2B06
PONTYPRIDD → CARDIFF BAY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:13arr2T02
CARDIFF CENTRAL → TREHERBERT
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:18arr1A08
MERTHYR TYDFIL → ABERDARE
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:24arr2F08
TREHERBERT → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:26arr2J04
CARDIFF BAY → PONTYPRIDD
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:29arr1M10
ABERDARE → MERTHYR TYDFIL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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20:00–21:0015 trains

13 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

07:45–08:4514 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday23:15–00:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday22:00–23:00

Most unusualWednesday23:15–00:15

The weekend is quieter — around 23% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.3	245	0	06:00–07:00
Sunday 18	3.2	130	0	22:00–23:00
Monday 19	3.8	241	0	06:30–07:30
Tuesday 20	3.8	243	0	06:30–07:30
Wednesday 21	3.9	244	0	23:15–00:15

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

245 trains are booked here today — 36% more than a typical Saturday (180).

Trains a day227typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour20:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 20:00, 06:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday218 on average
Tuesday219 on average
Wednesday219 on average
Thursday219 on average
Friday220 on average
Saturday197 on average
Sunday112 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 DMU476 workings
Diesel-hauled4 workings

Planned operators

Transport for Wales476 workings
GB Railfreight4 workings

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.

16 Oct3S59
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S59
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S59
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S59
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct3S59
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3S59
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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	Weekend
00:00	4	4
01:00	0	0
02:00	1	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	1	1
05:00	9	4
06:00	12	6
07:00	12	6
08:00	13	8
09:00	12	9
10:00	12	9
11:00	13	10
12:00	12	9
13:00	12	9
14:00	13	10
15:00	12	9
16:00	13	10
17:00	12	9
18:00	12	9
19:00	13	10
20:00	14	9
21:00	10	8
22:00	8	5
23:00	7	4

What's running through Taffs Well on 22 October 2026?

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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

Recent booked movements