Sway railway station

Coordinates: 50°47′06″N 1°36′36″W / 50.785°N 1.610°W / 50.785; -1.610
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Sway
General information
LocationDistrict of New Forest
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSWY
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
6 March 1888Opened

Sway railway station serves the village of Sway in Hampshire, England. It is located on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth. It is 95 miles 45 chains (153.8 km) down the line from Waterloo.

The station is served by South Western Railway, who operate stopping services from London Waterloo to Poole throughout the day.

The station has two platforms:

  • Platform 1 - for through services towards Southampton.
  • Platform 2 - for through services towards Bournemouth and Weymouth.

Both platforms can only accommodate trains of up to five coaches, longer trains only open the doors in the first four or five coaches depending on the type of unit operating the service.

The station was formerly the location of a camping coach.

Services

A basic hourly service operates each way (including Sundays), with additional calls during the weekday business periods.[1]

References

  1. ^ Table 158 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Brockenhurst   South Western Railway
London-Poole stopping services
  New Milton

50°47′06″N 1°36′36″W / 50.785°N 1.610°W / 50.785; -1.610