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What's running through Woolston today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.7 / 10

A quieter day here — worth checking another location or mode.

105 trains105 passenger0 freight1 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 105 movements at Woolston 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

105 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:00–07:007 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 types

06:04arr2E08
PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA → SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
06:12arr1N00
BARNHAM → SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
06:20arr2P18
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
06:29arr1N05
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
06:40arr2E05
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
06:52arr1N02
BRIGHTON → SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
06:59arr1N07
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger

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09:00–10:007 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 types

21:15–22:157 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday07:15–08:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyMonday07:15–08:15

Most unusualMonday07:15–08:15

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.7	105	0	06:00–07:00
Sunday 18	1.5	34	0	06:45–07:45
Monday 19	3.1	107	0	07:15–08:15
Tuesday 20	2.7	106	0	07:15–08:15
Wednesday 21	2.7	106	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

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

Trains a day108typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 4.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 09:00, 21:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday107 on average
Tuesday107 on average
Wednesday107 on average
Thursday107 on average
Friday107 on average
Saturday106 on average
Sunday61 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

EMU280 workings

Planned operators

South Western Railway154 workings
Southern126 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

SHOLING

SHO

0.9 km, straight lineOn this line

BITTERNE

BTE

2.2 km, straight line

ST DENYS

SDN

2.7 km, straight lineOn this line

SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL

SOU

2.8 km, straight line

UP GOODS LOOP

XFX

3.4 km, straight line

NETLEY

NTL

3.6 km, straight line

HAMBLE

HME

4.5 km, straight lineOn this line

BURSLEDON

BUO

5.2 km, straight line

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05:00	3	2
06:00	6	4
07:00	5	5
08:00	8	5
09:00	8	5
10:00	6	5
11:00	6	5
12:00	6	5
13:00	5	5
14:00	5	5
15:00	6	5
16:00	6	5
17:00	6	5
18:00	6	5
19:00	7	5
20:00	5	5
21:00	7	5
22:00	5	5
23:00	2	2

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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

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What runs here

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What runs here

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What tends to happen here

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