Southampton Rail connections
Getting to Southampton by train
Southampton Central is a busy station hub with services provided by South West Trains, First Great Western, Cross Country and Southern. CityLink, a free shuttle bus operates every 15 minutes between the station and Red Funnel's ferry terminals on Town Quay. Aprroximate journey time: 10 minutes.
Integrated ticketing: Did you know that both East Cowes and West Cowes are part of the national rail network? This means you can buy a single, day return or period return fare from any train station ticket office, rail appointed travel agent, self-service ticket machine or train company telesales service which includes ferry travel between Southampton & East Cowes or Southampton & West Cowes.
South West Trains operate frequent services on the line between Weymouth and London Waterloo (Clapham Jct, Woking, Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton Airport, Southampton Central, Bournemouth Poole, Weymouth). Approximate journey time between Southampton Central and London Waterloo is 75 minutes. Note: Eurostar services to and from Brussels, Paris and Lille have moved to St. Pancras station.
Cross Country Trains operate between Scotland, the North, Midlands and Birmingham; First Great Western run from South Wales through Bristol and Salisbury; South West Trains run services from Weymouth, Poole and Bournemouth and Southern provide services to Portsmouth and Brighton.
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South West Trains Travel News
15:59 Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo due 18:08
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 12.
18:15 London Waterloo to Fratton due 19:55
Will be formed of 9 coaches instead of 10. First class reduced.
18:23 London Waterloo to Basingstoke due 19:34
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 12.
District Line Partly Disrupted
DISTRICT LINE: Severe delays are occurring between Ealing Broadway and Turnham Green due to a signal failure at Ealing Common.
Piccadilly Line Partly Disrupted
PICCADILLY LINE: Severe delays are occurring between Uxbridge and Acton Town due to a signal failure at Ealing Common.
Clapham Junction Facilities: Grant Road Entrance closure. As part of the ongo...
At Clapham Junction station.
Clapham Junction Facilities: Lifts out of order
At Clapham Junction station.
Datchet Facilities: Footbridge closure: Please note that the footbridge betwe...
At Datchet station.
Farnborough Main Facilities: Owing to station refurbishment restricted access...
At Farnborough Main station.
Richmond Facilities: Owing to upgrade work, the station lifts at Richmond wil...
At Richmond station.
Southern Railway Travel News
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London to Brighton Night Bike Ride - Southern and First Capital Connect Cycle Policies
The British Heart Foundation will be holding their London to Brighton ‘Night Ride’ on Sat 26 / Sun 27... ...
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Entry to Falmer station will be restricted after 10pm on 1 and 2 June. ...
Southern wins at Croydon Business Awards
Southern has won the Best Business for Training and Development award at the recent Croydon Business Awards... ...
Summer timetable - changes to train times from 19 May
Southern’s new summer timetable comes into effect on Saturday 19 May 2012. There are limited changes, but it is important that passengers check times before travelling... ...