In 2022/2023, Swaythling had 63,280 entries and exits, making it the 1,850^th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
It ranked 779^th busiest (out of 997), with 284 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 173.37 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 4.28 passengers per service, giving it the 1,311^st (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	92	334
2 - Down	92	334

*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)

2011-12 Cause of large increase not clear
2012-13 Continues high growth from previous year
2013-14 Continues high growth from previous year
2019-20 Disruption in February 2020 due to derailed freight train at Eastleigh. South Western Railway strikes and engineering works in September 2019.

Location: Swaythling
CRS: SWG / NLC: 5933 / TIPLOC(S): SWYTHLN
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 443910 115934
Constituency: Romsey and Southampton North
Local Authority: Southampton
NR Region: South East
ELR: BML1 75m 56ch

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Top 5 jouneys from Swaythling during 2022/2023:
•Winchester (5,551 journeys)
•Eastleigh (5,278 journeys)
•Southampton Central (4,462 journeys)
•Romsey (2,282 journeys)
•Chandlers Ford (1,223 journeys)
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