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What's running through Basingstoke tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Basingstoke tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 4.5 / 10

321 trains242 passenger0 freight6 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 321 movements at Basingstoke on 18 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

321 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:30–18:3025 trains

18 passenger0 freight7 other5 types

17:30arr3S82
TOTTON YARD → TOTTON YARD
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
17:31arr1L51
READING → SALISBURY
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
17:33arr1B60
BOURNEMOUTH → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
17:42arr1T60
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
17:44pass0V76
EAST YARD → BRISTOL EAST DEPOT TARMAC
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
17:45arr1T51
WATERLOO MAIN → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
17:46arr5L62
BASINGSTOKE DOWN YARD → BASINGSTOKE
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
17:47arr1M66
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
17:50dep2L62
BASINGSTOKE → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
17:54arr2L51
WATERLOO MAIN → BASINGSTOKE
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
17:55arr1B51
WATERLOO MAIN → BOURNEMOUTH
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
17:58arr1W60
BOURNEMOUTH → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
17:58dep5L51
BASINGSTOKE → BASINGSTOKE DOWN YARD
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
18:02arr1L53
WATERLOO MAIN → SALISBURY
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
18:03arr1L60
SALISBURY → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
18:03arr2J53
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
18:06dep2J54
BASINGSTOKE → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
18:10arr1O22
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
18:14arr5L64
BASINGSTOKE DOWN YARD → BASINGSTOKE
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
18:16dep2L64
BASINGSTOKE → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
18:20pass5Y90
NORTHAM DEPOT → CLAPHAM YARD SIDINGS
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
18:22arr2L53
WATERLOO MAIN → BASINGSTOKE
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
18:25arr1L62
SALISBURY → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
18:26arr1W55
WATERLOO MAIN → BOURNEMOUTH
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
18:26dep5L53
BASINGSTOKE → BASINGSTOKE DOWN YARD
South Western Railway · EMU
Other

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18:45–19:4524 trains

18 passenger0 freight6 other5 types

16:30–17:3023 trains

18 passenger0 freight5 other4 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 tomorrow?

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