In 2022/2023, Sway had 65,906 entries and exits, making it the 1,825^th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
It ranked 767^th busiest (out of 997), with 299 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 180.56 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 4.24 passengers per service, giving it the 1,313^rd (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	137	498
2 - Down	137	498

*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)

2019-20 Strikes on South Western Railway and flooding

Location: Sway
CRS: SWY / NLC: 5884 / TIPLOC(S): SWAY
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 427591 98419
Constituency: New Forest East
Local Authority: Hampshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: BML2 95m 46ch

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Top 5 jouneys from Sway during 2022/2023:
•Bournemouth (6,449 journeys)
•Southampton Central (4,975 journeys)
•Brockenhurst (4,540 journeys)
•London Waterloo (4,359 journeys)
•New Milton (2,527 journeys)
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