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What's running through Andover on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Andover on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.9 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Class 47 diesel locomotive.

85 trains69 passenger9 freight4 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 85 movements at Andover on 21 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

85 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:30–13:307 trains

4 passenger2 freight1 other3 types

12:37arr1L40
EXETER ST DAVIDS → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
12:58arr1L31
WATERLOO MAIN → SALISBURY
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
13:05arr1L42
SALISBURY → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
13:17pass3S82
TOTTON YARD → TOTTON YARD
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
13:23arr1L33
WATERLOO MAIN → YEOVIL JUNCTION
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
13:26arr6M47
LUDGERSHALL MOD GBRF → KINETON MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:26arr6V48
LUDGERSHALL MOD GBRF → BICESTER MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

Other windows

15:30–16:307 trains

4 passenger3 freight2 types

07:30–08:306 trains

4 passenger1 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday12:30–13:30

Best for freightFriday01:00–02:00

Best for varietyThursday12:30–13:30

Most unusualTuesday12:30–13:30

The weekend is quieter — around 22% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.9	72	0	08:00–09:00
Sunday 18	2.8	65	0	07:30–08:30
Monday 19	4.1	84	9	12:30–13:30
Tuesday 20	4.3	86	9	12:30–13:30
Wednesday 21	3.9	85	9	12:30–13:30

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

72 trains are booked here today — 8% fewer than a typical Saturday (78).

Trains a day87typical weekday

Freight10%9 movements

Busiest hour13:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySunday at weekends

Around 3.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 13:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday87 on average
Tuesday87 on average
Wednesday86 on average
Thursday90 on average
Friday87 on average
Saturday76 on average
Sunday78 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

Represented by only one or two permanent schedule records; check the selected date before planning a visit.

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 Oct3S82
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3W82
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6Q65
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

Recent booked movements

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	1	0	2
01:00	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0
05:00	3	0	2
06:00	1	0	2
07:00	5	1	5
08:00	5	1	5
09:00	5	0	5
10:00	5	1	4
11:00	6	0	5
12:00	4	0	5
13:00	7	2	5
14:00	6	1	5
15:00	4	0	5
16:00	7	3	5
17:00	5	0	5
18:00	4	0	5
19:00	4	0	5
20:00	6	0	4
21:00	5	0	4
22:00	2	0	3
23:00	2	0	2

What's running through Andover on 21 October 2026?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

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Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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The week ahead

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