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Fast services (often the fastest trains to the capital). Platform 4 Northbound CrossCountry services to
: Located on the south side by the main entrance. It typically handles terminating slow services from London Waterloo. Because of the track layout, these trains must often "cut across" all other lines to return to London on the 'Up Slow' line, a maneuver that planners are looking to simplify for future capacity. basingstoke station platform layout
: These form a central island. Platform 2 serves westbound (down) trains heading toward Southampton, Bournemouth, or the West of England Main Line to Salisbury and Exeter. Platform 3 is the primary "Up" platform for the fastest services back to London. Fast services (often the fastest trains to the capital)