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What's running through Portsmouth & Southsea on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Portsmouth & Southsea on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

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One unusual movement today — Diesel-hauled isn't commonly seen here.

349 trains302 passenger0 freight4 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 349 movements at Portsmouth & Southsea on 21 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

349 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:00–08:0024 trains

19 passenger0 freight5 other2 types

07:00dep5E94
PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA → FAREHAM
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
07:00arr5P94
CARRIAGE SERVICING → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
07:08arr1S07
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:08pass5F08
CARRIAGE SERVICING → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
07:10arr2T05
EASTLEIGH → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:13arr2S04
LITTLEHAMPTON → PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:16arr1P20
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:16arr2P05
WATERLOO MAIN → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:22arr2E05
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:23arr1F08
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:26pass5G22
FRATTON YARD → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
07:28arr2T24
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → WINCHESTER
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:31arr1F01
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:32dep1C15
PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA → HORSHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:34arr2P94
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:39pass5T26
PORTSMOUTH & S. D.C.S. → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
07:42arr2T07
EASTLEIGH → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:45arr2P07
WATERLOO MAIN → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:46dep2E16
PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA → SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:48arr1G22
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
07:49arr1C02
THREE BRIDGES → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:50arr1S06
BRIGHTON → PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:57dep1S15
PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:58arr1T26
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

17:15–18:1521 trains

20 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

18:45–19:4521 trains

19 passenger0 freight2 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 on 21 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.

Keep exploring

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains