Detailed timetable
18:23 Cardiff Central to Chester
Wednesday 7 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 | 18:30 | +7 min | ||
| Long Dyke Junction | pass | 18:25 | 18:32 | +7 min | ||
| Marshfield | pass | 18:29½ | 18:37 | +8 min | ||
| Ebbw Junction | pass | 18:33½ | 18:40 | +7 min | ||
| Gaer Junction | pass | 18:35 | 18:42 | |||
| Newport (S Wales) | 3 | 18:38 | 18:39 | 18:44 | 18:49 | +10 min |
| Maindee West Junction | pass | 18:40½ | 18:51 | +11 min | ||
| Maindee North Junction | pass | 18:42½ | 18:53 | +11 min | ||
| Cwmbran | 18:49 | 18:50 | 19:00 | 19:01 | +11 min | |
| Pontypool & New Inn | 18:55 | 18:56 | 19:05½ | 19:07½ | +11 min | |
| Little Mill Junction | pass | 18:58½ | 19:09 | +11 min | ||
| Abergavenny | 1 | 19:05 | 19:07 | 19:16 | 19:17 | +10 min |
| Abergavenny Sig 38 | pass | 19:12½ | 19:22½ | |||
| Pontrilas | pass | 19:17 | 19:27 | +10 min | ||
| Tram Inn | pass | 19:22 | 19:31 | +9 min | ||
| Hereford | 3 | 19:31 | 19:33 | 19:38 | 19:40 | +7 min |
| Shelwick Junction | pass | 19:36 | 19:42 | +6 min | ||
| Moreton-On-Lugg | pass | 19:38 | 19:44 | +6 min | ||
| Leominster | pass | 19:44 | 19:51 | +7 min | ||
| Woofferton | pass | 19:48½ | 19:58 | +10 min | ||
| Ludlow | 19:53 | 19:53 | 20:02½ | 20:03½ | +10 min | |
| Bromfield | pass | 19:56½ | 20:05 | +9 min | ||
| Craven Arms | 1 | 20:01 | 20:02 | 20:11 | 20:13 | +11 min |
| Marsh Brook Level Crossing | pass | 20:06½ | 20:19 | +13 min | ||
| Church Stretton | 20:10 | 20:10 | 20:22½ | 20:23½ | +13 min | |
| Dorrington | pass | 20:16 | 20:28 | +12 min | ||
| Sutton Bridge Junction | pass | 20:22 | 20:34 | +12 min | ||
| English Bridge Junction | pass | 20:23 | 20:35 | +12 min | ||
| Shrewsbury | 4 | 20:26 | 20:27 | 20:37 | 20:41 | +14 min |
| Harlescott X | pass | 20:30½ | 20:44 | +14 min | ||
| Wem | pass | 20:36½ | 20:49 | +13 min | ||
| Prees | pass | 20:38½ | 20:51½ | |||
| Wrenbury | pass | 20:45½ | 20:58½ | |||
| Nantwich | 20:49 | 20:50 | 21:04 | 21:06 | +16 min | |
| Gresty Green West Junction | pass | 20:55 | 21:11 | |||
| Gresty Lane Junction | pass | 20:56 | 21:10 | +14 min | ||
| Crewe | 11 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:17 | 21:19 | +19 min |
| Crewe Steel Works | pass | 21:03 | 21:22 | +19 min | ||
| Beeston Castle & T. S. B. | pass | 21:09½ | 21:28 | +19 min | ||
| Chester | 3B | 21:23 | 21:38 | +17 min | ||
Bold times are confirmed TRUST movement reports. Italic times are predictions based on the latest confirmed delay.