Southampton Central railway station

Southampton Central
National Rail
General information
LocationSouthampton, City of Southampton, England
Coordinates50°54′27″N 1°24′51″W / 50.9075°N 1.4141°W / 50.9075; -1.4141
Grid referenceSU41191223
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms5 (4 in passenger use)
Other information
Station codeSOU
ClassificationDfT category B
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 November 1895Opened as Southampton West
1934–1935Enlarged
7 July 1935Renamed Southampton Central
10 July 1967Renamed Southampton
29 May 1994[1]Renamed Southampton Central
Passengers
2018/19Increase 6.665 million
 Interchange  1.619 million
2019/20Decrease 6.352 million
 Interchange Decrease 1.481 million
2020/21Decrease 1.448 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.273 million
2021/22Increase 4.294 million
 Interchange Increase 0.875 million
2022/23Increase 5.496 million
 Interchange Increase 1.208 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Southampton Central (originally Southampton West and later known simply as Southampton) is a main line railway station serving the city of Southampton in Hampshire, southern England. It is on the South West Main Line and also serves the Wessex Main Line and the West Coastway Line. The station is approached from the London direction by passing through Southampton Tunnel and is 79 miles 19 chains (127.5 km) measured from London Waterloo.[note 1] It is the busiest station in Hampshire and the fifth busiest in South East England.[2]

The station is managed by South Western Railway who operate the majority of services, including frequent trains between here and London Waterloo, Weymouth and Portsmouth & Southsea. Other operators are CrossCountry (providing services between here and Bournemouth, Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly), Great Western Railway (between here and Portsmouth Harbour, Bristol Temple Meads and Cardiff Central) and Southern (linking Southampton with Havant, Chichester, Worthing and Brighton).

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 214.
  2. ^ "Office of Rail & Road".


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