Detailed timetable
16:16 Cardiff Central to Chester
Thursday 8 October 2026
Planned service information
- Power type
- Diesel multiple unit
- Timing load / planned train type
- 197
- Maximum speed
- 100 mph
- Train class code
- S
- Reservation code
- S
- Catering code
- T
| Location | Platform | Scheduled | Actual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | Delay | ||
| Cardiff Central | 1 | 16:16 | 16:15 | -1 min | ||
| Long Dyke Junction | pass | 16:18 | 16:18 | On time | ||
| Marshfield | pass | 16:22½ | 16:22 | On time | ||
| Ebbw Junction | pass | 16:25½ | 16:25 | On time | ||
| Gaer Junction | pass | 16:26 | 16:26 | On time | ||
| Newport (S Wales) | 3 | 16:29 | 16:30 | 16:28 | 16:30 | On time |
| Maindee West Junction | pass | 16:31 | 16:31 | On time | ||
| Maindee North Junction | pass | 16:33 | 16:32 | -1 min | ||
| Cwmbran | 16:39 | 16:40 | 16:39 | 16:40 | On time | |
| Pontypool & New Inn | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:44 | 16:45 | On time | |
| Little Mill Junction | pass | 16:47 | 16:47 | On time | ||
| Abergavenny | 1 | 16:54 | 16:54 | 16:54 | 16:55 | +1 min |
| Abergavenny Sig 38 | pass | 17:00 | 17:01 | +1 min | ||
| Pontrilas | pass | 17:04½ | 17:04 | On time | ||
| Tram Inn | pass | 17:09 | 17:09 | On time | ||
| Hereford | 3 | 17:18 | 17:20 | 17:16 | 17:20 | On time |
| Shelwick Junction | pass | 17:23 | 17:23 | On time | ||
| Moreton-On-Lugg | pass | 17:25 | 17:24 | -1 min | ||
| Leominster | 17:32 | 17:32 | 17:31 | 17:33 | +1 min | |
| Woofferton | pass | 17:38 | 17:39 | +1 min | ||
| Ludlow | 17:42 | 17:43 | 17:43 | 17:47 | +4 min | |
| Bromfield | pass | 17:46 | 17:50 | +4 min | ||
| Craven Arms | 1 | 17:51 | 17:51 | 17:54 | 17:56 | +5 min |
| Marsh Brook Level Crossing | pass | 17:56½ | 18:00 | +4 min | ||
| Church Stretton | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:02 | 18:03 | +3 min | |
| Dorrington | pass | 18:06 | 18:09 | +3 min | ||
| Sutton Bridge Junction | pass | 18:12½ | 18:14 | +2 min | ||
| English Bridge Junction | pass | 18:13½ | 18:15 | +2 min | ||
| Shrewsbury | 4 | 18:17 | 18:18 | 18:17 | 18:18 | On time |
| Harlescott X | pass | 18:21½ | 18:21 | On time | ||
| Wem | pass | 18:27½ | 18:27 | On time | ||
| Prees | pass | 18:31 | 18:31 | |||
| Whitchurch (Shrops) | 18:35 | 18:38 | 18:34 | 18:37 | -1 min | |
| Wrenbury | pass | 18:43½ | 18:42½ | |||
| Nantwich | 18:47 | 18:48 | 18:46 | 18:48 | On time | |
| Gresty Green West Junction | pass | 18:53½ | 18:53½ | |||
| Gresty Lane Junction | pass | 18:54½ | 18:52 | -2 min | ||
| Crewe | 12 | 18:58 | 18:59 | 18:58 | 19:01 | +2 min |
| Crewe Steel Works | pass | 19:01½ | 19:04 | +3 min | ||
| Beeston Castle & T. S. B. | pass | 19:08 | 19:15 | +7 min | ||
| Chester | 1 | 19:20 | 19:30 | +12 min | ||
Bold times are confirmed TRUST movement reports. Italic times are predictions based on the latest confirmed delay.