Swaythling railway station
Swaythling  | |
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| Swaythling station platforms | |
| Location | |
| Place | Swaythling |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Coordinates | 50°56′28″N 1°22′35″W / 50.9411°N 1.3765°WCoordinates: 50°56′28″N 1°22′35″W / 50.9411°N 1.3765°W |
| Grid reference | SU439159 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SWG |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information 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 |
103,766 |
| History | |
| Opened 15 October 1883 | |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Swaythling from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
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
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Swaythling station was built in 1883 in an elaborate Neo-Flemish style[1] and is a grade II listed building.[2] The left side has a Flemish gable with central pediment and ball finials and includes a date tablet.
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 [3] and won first prize in the Best Station Adoption Group category at the 2011 Association of Community Rail Partnerships awards.[4]
References
- ↑ Sites and Monuments
- ↑ Southampton City Council: Listed buildings in Southampton Accessed 17 September 2007.
- ↑ "Friends of Swaythling Station". Southampton City Council. November 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "ACORP Community Rail Awards 2011 winners". Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Southampton Airport Parkway |
South West Trains Salisbury to Romsey via Southampton and Eastleigh |
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