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What's running through Portsmouth & Southsea today?

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

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345 trains311 passenger0 freight2 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 345 movements at Portsmouth & Southsea 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

345 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:00–09:0020 trains

17 passenger0 freight3 other2 types

08:04pass5P24
PORTSMOUTH & S. D.C.S. → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
08:07arr1C17
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → HORSHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:12arr2T09
WOKING → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
08:18arr1C04
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:18arr1P24
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
08:20arr5P25
CARRIAGE SERVICING → PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
08:26arr1F60
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:26arr2E09
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
08:31arr1C19
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → HORSHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:35dep2P26
PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
08:39arr1C06
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:43pass5T30
CARRIAGE SERVICING → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
08:45arr1F53
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:46dep2E20
PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA → SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
08:48arr2P11
WATERLOO MAIN → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
08:50arr1P26
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
08:50arr1S06
BRIGHTON → PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:57dep1S07
PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:58arr1P15
WATERLOO MAIN → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
08:58arr1T30
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger

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09:00–10:0019 trains

18 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

19:00–20:0019 trains

18 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday10:45–11:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyMonday10:45–11:45

Most unusualMonday10:45–11:45

The weekend is quieter — around 12% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.0	345	08:00–09:00
Sunday 18	4.0	269	08:15–09:15
Monday 19	4.8	357	10:45–11:45
Tuesday 20	4.6	351	10:45–11:45
Wednesday 21	4.5	349	10:45–11:45

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

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

Trains a day339typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 14.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday342 on average
Tuesday336 on average
Wednesday334 on average
Thursday335 on average
Friday331 on average
Saturday339 on average
Sunday264 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

EMU931 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU121 workings
Diesel-hauled4 workings

Planned operators

South Western Railway669 workings
Southern262 workings
Great Western Railway121 workings
GB Railfreight7 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

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.

16 Oct3W81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3W81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3W81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3W81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct2Q10
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct3W81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct2Q11
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
12 Oct2Q12
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
12 Oct2Q13
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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

PORTSMOUTH & S. D.C.S.

XGL

0.8 km, straight line

FRATTON PORTSMOUTH

FTN

1.1 km, straight lineOn this line

PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR

PMH

1.3 km, straight lineOn this line

HILSEA PORTSMOUTH

HLS

4 km, straight lineOn this line

COSHAM

CSA

5.2 km, straight line

PORTCHESTER

PTC

6.1 km, straight line

BEDHAMPTON

BDH

9.1 km, straight line

FAREHAM

FRM

9.5 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	8	10
01:00	3	4
02:00	1	1
03:00	0	1
04:00	5	3
05:00	13	7
06:00	17	9
07:00	22	16
08:00	19	16
09:00	17	17
10:00	16	15
11:00	18	16
12:00	16	16
13:00	16	16
14:00	16	16
15:00	17	16
16:00	16	16
17:00	19	16
18:00	18	16
19:00	19	17
20:00	16	15
21:00	15	14
22:00	16	16
23:00	16	14

What's running through Portsmouth & Southsea today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week