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What's running through Trefforest tomorrow?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.7 / 10

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

122 trains108 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 122 movements at Trefforest 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

122 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:00–11:0010 trains

8 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

10:10arr2F06
MERTHYR TYDFIL → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:12arr1A04
CARDIFF CENTRAL → ABERDARE
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:16arr3Q04
TAFFS WELL DEPOT → TREHERBERT
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
10:22arr1F52
ABERDARE → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:27arr2T04
CARDIFF CENTRAL → TREHERBERT
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:40arr2J08
CARDIFF BAY → PONTYPRIDD
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:44arr2F08
TREHERBERT → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:52arr2B22
PONTYPRIDD → CARDIFF BAY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:53arr2M08
CARDIFF CENTRAL → MERTHYR TYDFIL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:59arr3Q13
MERTHYR TYDFIL → TAFFS WELL DEPOT
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other

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13:30–14:3010 trains

8 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

16:00–17:0010 trains

8 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday06:15–07:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday06:15–07:15

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 22% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.3	229	0	06:15–07:15
Sunday 18	2.7	122	0	10:00–11:00
Monday 19	3.2	226	0	06:15–07:15
Tuesday 20	3.2	226	0	06:15–07:15
Wednesday 21	3.2	226	0	06:15–07:15

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

229 trains are booked here today — 36% more than a typical Saturday (169).

Trains a day211typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 8.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 20:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday204 on average
Tuesday204 on average
Wednesday204 on average
Thursday204 on average
Friday204 on average
Saturday184 on average
Sunday105 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 DMU458 workings

Planned operators

Transport for Wales458 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

PONTYPRIDD

PPD

1.5 km, straight lineOn this line

TREFFOREST ESTATE

TRE

3.5 km, straight lineOn this line

TREHAFOD

TRH

4.3 km, straight lineOn this line

ABERCYNON

ACY

6.1 km, straight line

LLANBRADACH

LNB

6.5 km, straight line

ABER

ABE

6.8 km, straight line

TAFFS WELL

TAF

7 km, straight lineOn this line

CAERPHILLY

CPH

7.7 km, straight line

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05:00	3	2
06:00	11	5
07:00	12	6
08:00	13	7
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11:00	12	9
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18:00	13	10
19:00	12	9
20:00	13	9
21:00	10	8
22:00	6	3
23:00	6	3

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

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