ðiːz ɑːɹ mˈoʊstli lˈoʊkəl tɹˈeɪnz stˈɑːpɪŋ æɾ ˈɔːl stˈeɪʃənz ɑːn ɹˈuːt, bˌʌt tˈuː ˌɔn wˈiːkdeɪz kəntˈɪnjuː tə vˈaɪə ðə hˈɑːɹt ʌv wˈeɪlz lˈaɪn ænd sˌʌm ˈɜːli mˈɔːɹnɪŋ ænd lˈeɪt ˈiːvnɪŋ tɹˈeɪnz ɑːɹ θɹuː tɹˈeɪnz tʊ ˈiːðɚ mˈæntʃɛstɚ pˌɪkɐdˈɪli ɔːɹ kˈɑːɹdɪf sˈɛntɹəl.
These are mostly local trains stopping at all stations en route, but two on weekdays continue to  via the Heart of Wales Line and some early morning and late evening trains are through trains to either Manchester Piccadilly or Cardiff Central.