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What's running through Ystrad Mynach today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.1 / 10

One unusual movement today — Diesel-hauled isn't commonly seen here.

121 trains119 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 121 movements at Ystrad Mynach 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

121 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:45–07:458 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

06:54arr2D02
BARRY ISLAND → BARGOED
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:54arr2Y12
BARGOED → BARRY ISLAND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:04arr2E08
RHYMNEY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:12arr2R00
CARDIFF CENTRAL → RHYMNEY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:23arr2Y14
BARGOED → BARRY ISLAND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:24arr2D04
BARRY ISLAND → BARGOED
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:35arr2Y16
RHYMNEY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:43arr2R02
CARDIFF CENTRAL → RHYMNEY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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07:45–08:458 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

09:00–10:008 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday10:30–11:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday08:15–09:15

Most unusualSunday19:45–20:45

The weekend is quieter — around 37% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.1	121	0	08:15–09:15
Sunday 18	2.0	32	0	19:45–20:45
Monday 19	3.1	121	0	20:30–21:30
Tuesday 20	3.2	122	0	10:30–11:30
Wednesday 21	3.2	122	0	10:30–11:30

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

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

Trains a day122typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday121 on average
Tuesday122 on average
Wednesday123 on average
Thursday122 on average
Friday121 on average
Saturday122 on average
Sunday31 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 DMU153 workings
Diesel-hauled6 workings

Planned operators

Transport for Wales153 workings
GB Railfreight6 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.

17 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S61
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S61
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S61
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S61
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct3S61
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3S59
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3S61
—
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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HENGOED

HNG

1.3 km, straight lineOn this line

PENGAM

PGM

3.3 km, straight lineOn this line

LLANBRADACH

LNB

4.2 km, straight lineOn this line

GILFACH FARGOED HALT

GFF

4.9 km, straight lineOn this line

ABERCYNON

ACY

5.8 km, straight line

BARGOED

BGD

5.8 km, straight lineOn this line

ABER

ABE

7.3 km, straight lineOn this line

BRITHDIR

BHD

7.7 km, straight line

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06:00	5	2
07:00	8	4
08:00	8	4
09:00	8	5
10:00	8	5
11:00	7	6
12:00	8	5
13:00	8	6
14:00	8	5
15:00	8	5
16:00	8	5
17:00	8	5
18:00	8	5
19:00	7	5
20:00	4	4
21:00	5	3
22:00	3	2
23:00	3	2

What's running through Ystrad Mynach 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

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

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