Sholing railway station

Sholing
General information
Location	Sholing, Southampton England
Grid reference	SU447109
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SHO
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1 August 1866
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Passengers
2018/19	0.109 million
2019/20	0.102 million
2020/21	35,736
2021/22	73,474
2022/23	86,890
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Sholing railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Sholing, on the edge of Southampton, England, operated by South Western Railway. It is the finishing point of the Itchen Way, a 32-mile long-distance footpath.

Upgrades

In 2009 the station had stairs replaced and new CCTV cameras fitted. This followed an incident where a male fell down the stairs on Platform 2, breaking his leg.

Local campaigns have sought to see additional shelters installed at the station following increased usage which has doubled over the last six years.

Services

South Western Railway operate all off-peak services at Sholing using Class 450 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[1]

• 1 tph to Southampton Central
• 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea

The station is also served by a single early morning Southern service from London Victoria to Southampton Central on weekdays only.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Netley		South Western Railway West Coastway Line		Woolston
		Southern West Coastway Line Limited Service

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