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What's running through Hilsea Portsmouth today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.2 / 10

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181 trains181 passenger0 freight1 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 181 movements at Hilsea Portsmouth 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

181 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:45–07:4511 trains

11 passenger0 freight1 types

06:53arr2E12
PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA → SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
06:56arr1P18
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:02arr2T05
EASTLEIGH → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:07arr1T22
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:08arr2S04
LITTLEHAMPTON → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:16arr1C13
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → HORSHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:18arr2E05
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:30arr2P07
WATERLOO MAIN → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:35arr1C02
GATWICK AIRPORT → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:39arr1C15
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → HORSHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:42arr2P22
PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger

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21:45–22:4511 trains

11 passenger0 freight1 types

07:45–08:4510 trains

10 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday07:15–08:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday07:00–08:00

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 35% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.2	181	0	06:45–07:45
Sunday 18	2.3	70	0	07:00–08:00
Monday 19	3.3	193	0	07:15–08:15
Tuesday 20	3.4	194	0	07:15–08:15
Wednesday 21	3.4	194	0	07:15–08:15

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

181 trains are booked here today — 5% more than a typical Saturday (173).

Trains a day204typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 8.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday192 on average
Tuesday193 on average
Wednesday193 on average
Thursday193 on average
Friday194 on average
Saturday175 on average
Sunday62 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

EMU485 workings

Planned operators

South Western Railway353 workings
Southern132 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

COSHAM

CSA

1.6 km, straight lineOn this line

FRATTON PORTSMOUTH

FTN

3.7 km, straight lineOn this line

PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA

PMS

4 km, straight lineOn this line

PORTSMOUTH & S. D.C.S.

XGL

4.6 km, straight line

PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR

PMH

4.9 km, straight lineOn this line

BEDHAMPTON

BDH

5.2 km, straight line

PORTCHESTER

PTC

5.2 km, straight lineOn this line

HAVANT

HAV

6.1 km, straight line

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

What's running through Hilsea Portsmouth today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

What runs here

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What runs here

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The week ahead

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