Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Sholing had 86,890 entries and exits, making it the 1,698th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 808th busiest (out of 997), with 255 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 238.05 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 6.55 passengers per service, giving it the 1,148th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 26,256
Reduced price entries & exits: 37,338
Season ticket entries & exits: 23,296
Total entries & exits: 86,890
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+13,416 : 18.26%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
1 - Up | 160 | 581 | |
2 - Down | 160 | 581 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
311 | Portsmouth - Fareham - Southampton | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +61,551 (+242.91%)
Reasons for change:
2012-13 Reason for increase unclear2014-15 Reason for change unclear2017-18 Waterloo blockade in August 2017
Location Details
Location: Sholing
CRS: SHO / NLC: 5930 / TIPLOC(S): SHOLING
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 444791 110980
Constituency: Southampton, Itchen
Local Authority: Southampton
NR Region: South East
ELR: SDP1 4m 58ch
CRS: SHO / NLC: 5930 / TIPLOC(S): SHOLING
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 444791 110980
Constituency: Southampton, Itchen
Local Authority: Southampton
NR Region: South East
ELR: SDP1 4m 58ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Sholing during 2022/2023:
•Hamble (6,265 journeys)
•Fareham (5,319 journeys)
•Southampton Central (2,979 journeys)
•Portsmouth and Southsea (2,776 journeys)
•Swanwick (2,699 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Hamble (6,265 journeys)
•Fareham (5,319 journeys)
•Southampton Central (2,979 journeys)
•Portsmouth and Southsea (2,776 journeys)
•Swanwick (2,699 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.