In 2022/2023, Sholing had 86,890 entries and exits, making it the 1,698^th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
It ranked 808^th 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 1,148^th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
1 - Up	160	581
2 - Down	160	581

*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

2012-13 Reason for increase unclear
2014-15 Reason for change unclear
2017-18 Waterloo blockade in August 2017

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

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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)
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