Swaythling railway station

Swaythling
Swaythling station platforms (the station building is out of the picture to the right)
Location
Place	Swaythling
Local authority	City of Southampton
Coordinates
Grid reference	SU439159
Operations
Station code	SWG
Managed by	South West Trains
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	73,682
2005/06	77,802
2006/07	85,292
2007/08	88,684
2008/09	90,004
2009/10	83,600
2010/11	89,816
2011/12	103,746
2012/13	114,594
2013/14	130,228
2014/15	138,090
History
Key dates	Opened 15 October 1883 (15 October 1883)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Swaythling from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Swaythling railway station is a railway station on the South Western Main Line on the northern edge of Southampton in Hampshire, England, serving the area of Swaythling.

History

Swaythling railway station.

Swaythling station was built in 1883 in an elaborate Neo-Flemish style and is a grade II listed building. The left side has a Flemish gable with central pediment and ball finials and includes a date tablet. The station building was set back to the east of the down platform - and connected to the platform canopy structure by a passageway - so that it would not have to be rebuilt in the event of the double track being widened to quadruple tracking, which was envisaged in 1883 but has never taken place.

On 19 January 1941, during the Second World War, a 2,000 pounds (910 kg) bomb fell on the station, through both the roof and floor of the booking office. The bomb did not explode, but the impact killed the leading porter's dog (who was asleep in a cupboard) and scattered burning coals from the hearth, causing a fire. The fire led officials to believe the bomb had exploded and the station was declared safe for reoccupation the next day, until the landlord of the nearby Mason's Arms pub raised the alarm since he had not heard the bomb explode. The bomb was then dug up and made safe.

Train services

Currently operated by South West Trains, it is served by the hourly Salisbury to Romsey via Southampton and Eastleigh service. There are additional services at peak times to Basingstoke, Winchester, London Waterloo, Southampton and Brockenhurst.

Facilities

Step-free access is available only to the down platform (usually for trains to Salisbury via Southampton Central and Romsey). This platform has the ticket office (open weekday mornings only), a ticket vending machine and step-free access to a footbridge crossing the railway. The up platform contains steps to the footbridge and steps down to Stoneham Way.

Friends of Swaythling Station

A community group, the Friends of Swaythling Station, was formed in October 2009 and won first prize in the Best Station Adoption Group category at the 2011 Association of Community Rail Partnerships awards.

External links

• Local Rail Information

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Southampton Airport Parkway		South West Trains Salisbury to Romsey via Southampton and Eastleigh		St Denys