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What's running through Basingstoke today?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Basingstoke today. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 17 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 6.6 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Class 68 diesel locomotive.

490 trains348 passenger41 freight7 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 490 movements at Basingstoke on 17 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

490 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:15–10:1533 trains

20 passenger4 freight9 other7 types

09:18pass1W17
WATERLOO MAIN → WEYMOUTH
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
09:18arr3W82
EAST YARD → EAST YARD
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
09:21dep2J18
BASINGSTOKE → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
09:22arr5L28
BASINGSTOKE DOWN YARD → BASINGSTOKE
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
09:24dep2L28
BASINGSTOKE → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
09:28arr1L26
SALISBURY → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
09:28arr2L17
WATERLOO MAIN → BASINGSTOKE
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
09:28pass4M71
SOTON W DOCKS BERTH 109 → BIRCH COPPICE X/CHNGE SDGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:32arr4E36
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:32dep5L17
BASINGSTOKE → BASINGSTOKE DOWN YARD
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
09:33arr1W50
WEYMOUTH → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
09:35arr1V19
WATERLOO MAIN → FROME
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
09:37arr2J17
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
09:42pass6O24
BR HINKSEY YARD → EAST YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
09:42pass6X24
BR HINKSEY YARD → EAST YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
09:47arr1M34
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
09:47arr1W59
WATERLOO MAIN → WEYMOUTH
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
09:52arr5L30
BASINGSTOKE DOWN YARD → BASINGSTOKE
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
09:53dep2J22
BASINGSTOKE → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
09:54dep2L30
BASINGSTOKE → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
09:55arr1L28
YEOVIL JUNCTION → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
09:58arr2L19
WATERLOO MAIN → BASINGSTOKE
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:01arr0Z50
FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML) → BANBURY
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
10:01arr1T21
WATERLOO MAIN → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:02arr4M65
FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML) → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:02arr4M66
FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML) → LAWLEY STREET F L T BIRMINGHAM
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:02dep5L19
BASINGSTOKE → BASINGSTOKE DOWN YARD
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
10:03pass1W06
WEYMOUTH → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:04arr2J21
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
10:06arr1L21
WATERLOO MAIN → EXETER ST DAVIDS
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
10:09arr1O06
NOTTINGHAM → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
10:11arr1T30
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:14pass5H69
EASTLEIGH BUSINESS TRAVEL → BANBURY DEPOT
GB Railfreight · Class 68 diesel locomotive
Other

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19:00–20:0032 trains

20 passenger6 freight6 other6 types

11:30–12:3030 trains

20 passenger5 freight5 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday15:15–16:15

Best for freightWednesday15:15–16:15

Best for varietyThursday15:30–16:30

Most unusualThursday15:30–16:30

The weekend is quieter — around 27% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.6	490	41	19:00–20:00
Sunday 18	4.5	321	0	17:30–18:30
Monday 19	7.1	557	87	15:15–16:15
Tuesday 20	7.1	556	85	15:15–16:15
Wednesday 21	7.3	558	89	15:15–16:15

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

490 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day562typical weekday

Freight16%89 movements

Busiest hour11:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 23.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 15:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday560 on average
Tuesday561 on average
Wednesday563 on average
Thursday563 on average
Friday561 on average
Saturday500 on average
Sunday307 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

Most common train types

EMU587 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive185 workings
Class 159 DMU183 workings
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU173 workings
Diesel-hauled110 workings
Class 220 or 221 DMU76 workings

Planned operators

South Western Railway769 workings
GB Railfreight274 workings
Great Western Railway173 workings
CrossCountry76 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 47 diesel locomotive HST (InterCity 125)Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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 Oct5H69
—
GB Railfreight · Class 68 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M06
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M54
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5O86
—
GB Railfreight · Class 68 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5O86
—
GB Railfreight · Class 68 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5H80
—
GB Railfreight · Class 68 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1Q23
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
15 Oct2Q41
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct1Q23
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
15 Oct4M54
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M60
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1V80
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
15 Oct5O47
—
Class 47 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M06
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M76
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive

Based on the booked national timetable (CIF) per date, not a live/actually-happened feed — a late change or cancellation on one of these dates won't be reflected here.

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

BASINGSTOKE CARR SVCG

XBS

0.1 km, straight line

BASINGSTOKE DOWN YARD

XBT

0.1 km, straight line

BASINGSTOKE UP YARD

XBZ

1 km, straight line

DOWN EAST END SIDING

XDF

1.4 km, straight lineOn this line

BRAMLEY (HANTS)

BMY

7.1 km, straight line

HOOK

HOK

8.9 km, straight line

WINCHFIELD

WNF

12.8 km, straight line

MORTIMER

MOR

14.7 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	15	7	10	0
01:00	6	2	6	0
02:00	2	2	2	0
03:00	4	3	3	1
04:00	7	4	3	1
05:00	10	2	5	1
06:00	22	3	10	1
07:00	27	4	18	1
08:00	26	3	18	1
09:00	31	4	24	1
10:00	33	3	22	1
11:00	36	5	22	1
12:00	32	4	23	2
13:00	30	2	22	1
14:00	31	3	21	0
15:00	34	9	24	1
16:00	31	8	23	0
17:00	31	3	25	2
18:00	29	3	24	0
19:00	29	5	26	2
20:00	31	5	22	0
21:00	27	1	20	0
22:00	22	2	18	0
23:00	16	2	16	0

What's running through Basingstoke today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

The week ahead

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

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Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable