Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Southampton Central had 5,495,672 entries and exits, making it the 72nd 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 110th busiest (out of 997), with 2,058 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 15056.64 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 51.35 passengers per service*, giving it the 78th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 18365.93 passengers passing through the station and 73.93 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 1,060,578
Reduced price entries & exits: 4,061,900
Season ticket entries & exits: 373,194
Total entries & exits: 5,495,672
Interchanges made between connecting services: 1,207,893
Change in usage from 21/22:
+1,201,342 : 27.98%
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 Fast | 277 | 1007 | |
2 - Up Slow | 277 | 1007 | |
3 - Down Slow | 277 | 1007 | |
4 - Down Fast | 277 | 1007 | |
5 - Down Bay | 136 | 494 | (special instruction) |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
013 | Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South) | Oct24 |
275 | Westbury & Swindon - Bath Spa - Bristol - Cardiff & Gloucester | Oct24 |
279 | Swindon - Chippenham - Melksham - Trowbridge - Westbury | Oct24 |
286 | Weymouth - Poole - Bournemouth - Southampton & London | Oct24 |
291 | Westbury - Salisbury - Romsey & Southampton | Oct24 |
300 | London, Gatwick & Brighton - Worthing - Littlehampton | Oct24 |
301 | Brighton & Littlehampton - Chichester - Portsmouth & Southampton | Oct24 |
303 | Southampton, Portsmouth, Bognor & Barnham - Horsham & London | Oct24 |
311 | Portsmouth - Fareham - Southampton | Oct24 |
315 | Redbridge - Southampton - Eastleigh (summary) | Oct24 |
316 | Romsey - Eastleigh & Southampton (via Chandlers Ford) | Oct24 |
318 | London & Basingstoke - Winchester - Southampton & Bournemouth | Oct24 |
319 | Basingstoke - Woking & London | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +2,279,103 (+70.86%)
Location Details
Location: Southampton Central
CRS: SOU / NLC: 5932 / TIPLOC(S): SOTON , SOTONB
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 441300 112168
Constituency: Southampton, Itchen
Local Authority: Southampton
NR Region: South East
ELR: BML2 79m 18ch
CRS: SOU / NLC: 5932 / TIPLOC(S): SOTON , SOTONB
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 441300 112168
Constituency: Southampton, Itchen
Local Authority: Southampton
NR Region: South East
ELR: BML2 79m 18ch
Fares
Enter a stations three letter 'CRS' code, it's 4 digit 'NLC' code or 4 or more letters of any UK station, to search the fare manual. For more detail, including historical pricing, restrictions & ticket types, visit our fares & ticketing pages.
Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Southampton Central during 2022/2023:
•London Waterloo (427,083 journeys)
•Winchester (287,238 journeys)
•Bournemouth (165,463 journeys)
•Eastleigh (99,140 journeys)
•Fareham (93,548 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Waterloo (427,083 journeys)
•Winchester (287,238 journeys)
•Bournemouth (165,463 journeys)
•Eastleigh (99,140 journeys)
•Fareham (93,548 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Southampton Central's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Millbrook (Hants) | 0.90 |
St Denys | 1.99 |