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What's running through Basingstoke on 23 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Basingstoke on 23 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 23 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 7.2 / 10

10 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

559 trains352 passenger87 freight7 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 559 movements at Basingstoke on 23 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

559 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:00–12:0038 trains

22 passenger5 freight11 other7 types

11:00arr2J27
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
11:00arr4M54
SOUTHAMPTON M.C.T. EWS → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:00arr4M60
SOUTHAMPTON M.C.T. EWS → NORTHAMPTON GATEWAY DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:00arr4M67
SOUTHAMPTON M.C.T. EWS → TRAFFORD PARK EURO TERMINAL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:01arr1T25
WATERLOO MAIN → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
11:02dep5L23
BASINGSTOKE → BASINGSTOKE DOWN YARD
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
11:03pass1W08
WEYMOUTH → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
11:06arr1L25
WATERLOO MAIN → YEOVIL JUNCTION
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
11:09arr1O08
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:10arr1T34
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
11:11pass6Q65
WEST END → WOKING UP YARD SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
11:13pass1V80
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → BATH SPA
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
Passenger
11:15arr5L04
WIMBLEDON PARK DEPOT SDGS → DEPOT
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Other
11:18pass1W21
WATERLOO MAIN → WEYMOUTH
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
11:21pass4O14
LIVERPOOL GARSTON FRTLNR DEPOT → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
11:22arr5L36
BASINGSTOKE DOWN YARD → BASINGSTOKE
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
11:23dep2J28
BASINGSTOKE → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
11:24dep2L36
BASINGSTOKE → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
11:28arr1L34
SALISBURY → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
11:28arr2L25
WATERLOO MAIN → BASINGSTOKE
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
11:29pass4M71
SOTON W DOCKS BERTH 109 → BIRCH COPPICE X/CHNGE SDGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:32dep5L25
BASINGSTOKE → BASINGSTOKE DOWN YARD
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
11:33arr1W54
WEYMOUTH → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
11:34arr1L27
WATERLOO MAIN → SALISBURY
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
11:34arr2J29
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
11:35arr5B97
CLAPHAM YARD SIDINGS → NORTHAM DEPOT
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
11:39pass6O24
BR HINKSEY YARD → EAST YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
11:40arr5Q75
CLAPHAM YARD SIDINGS → BASINGSTOKE
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
11:47arr1M42
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:47arr1W63
WATERLOO MAIN → WEYMOUTH
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
11:50dep5Q76
BASINGSTOKE → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
11:52arr5Y96
NORTHAM DEPOT → CLAPHAM YARD SIDINGS
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
11:53arr5L38
BASINGSTOKE DOWN YARD → BASINGSTOKE
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
11:54dep2L38
BASINGSTOKE → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
11:55arr1L36
YEOVIL JUNCTION → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
11:55dep2J30
BASINGSTOKE → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
11:58arr2L27
WATERLOO MAIN → BASINGSTOKE
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
11:59arr2J31
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger

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17:15–18:1535 trains

23 passenger6 freight6 other7 types

12:00–13:0034 trains

20 passenger4 freight10 other7 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 on 23 October 2026?

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