Detailed timetable
18:23 Cardiff Central to Chester
Friday 9 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
| Location | Platform | Scheduled | Actual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | Delay | ||
| Cardiff Central | 2 | 18:23 | 18:23 | On time | ||
| Long Dyke Junction | pass | 18:25 | 18:25 | On time | ||
| Marshfield | pass | 18:29½ | 18:30 | +1 min | ||
| Ebbw Junction | pass | 18:33½ | 18:33 | On time | ||
| Gaer Junction | pass | 18:35 | 18:35 | |||
| Newport (S Wales) | 3 | 18:38 | 18:39 | 18:35 | 18:38 | -1 min |
| Maindee West Junction | pass | 18:40½ | 18:40 | On time | ||
| Maindee North Junction | pass | 18:42½ | 18:41 | -1 min | ||
| Cwmbran | 18:49 | 18:50 | 18:48 | 18:50 | On time | |
| Pontypool & New Inn | 18:55 | 18:56 | 18:54½ | 18:56½ | On time | |
| Little Mill Junction | pass | 18:58½ | 18:58 | On time | ||
| Abergavenny | 1 | 19:05 | 19:07 | 19:05 | 19:07 | On time |
| Abergavenny Sig 38 | pass | 19:12½ | 19:12½ | |||
| Pontrilas | pass | 19:17 | 19:18 | +1 min | ||
| Tram Inn | pass | 19:22 | 19:23 | +1 min | ||
| Hereford | 3 | 19:31 | 19:33 | 19:30 | 19:33 | On time |
| Shelwick Junction | pass | 19:36 | 19:38 | +2 min | ||
| Moreton-On-Lugg | pass | 19:38 | 19:41 | +3 min | ||
| Leominster | pass | 19:44 | 19:47 | +3 min | ||
| Woofferton | pass | 19:48½ | 19:55 | +7 min | ||
| Ludlow | 19:53 | 19:53 | 19:59½ | 20:00½ | +7 min | |
| Bromfield | pass | 19:56½ | 20:04 | +8 min | ||
| Craven Arms | 1 | 20:01 | 20:02 | 20:09 | 20:10 | +8 min |
| Marsh Brook Level Crossing | pass | 20:06½ | 20:14 | +8 min | ||
| Church Stretton | 20:10 | 20:10 | 20:17½ | 20:18½ | +8 min | |
| Dorrington | pass | 20:16 | 20:24 | +8 min | ||
| Sutton Bridge Junction | pass | 20:22 | 20:29 | +7 min | ||
| English Bridge Junction | pass | 20:23 | 20:30 | |||
| Shrewsbury | 4 | 20:26 | 20:27 | 20:32 | 20:34 | +7 min |
| Harlescott X | pass | 20:30½ | 20:36 | +6 min | ||
| Wem | pass | 20:36½ | 20:42 | +6 min | ||
| Prees | pass | 20:38½ | 20:44½ | |||
| Wrenbury | pass | 20:45½ | 20:51½ | |||
| Nantwich | 20:49 | 20:50 | 20:56 | 20:59 | +9 min | |
| Gresty Green West Junction | pass | 20:55 | 21:04 | |||
| Gresty Lane Junction | pass | 20:56 | 21:04 | +8 min | ||
| Crewe | 11 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:07 | 21:09 | +9 min |
| Crewe Steel Works | pass | 21:03 | 21:12 | +9 min | ||
| Beeston Castle & T. S. B. | pass | 21:09½ | 21:19 | +10 min | ||
| Chester | 3B | 21:23 | 21:29 | +8 min | ||
Bold times are confirmed TRUST movement reports. Italic times are predictions based on the latest confirmed delay.