Sway railway station

Sway
Location
Place	Sway
Local authority	District of New Forest
Grid reference	SZ275984
Operations
Station code	SWY
Managed by	South West Trains
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	86,574
2005/06	87,303
2006/07	88,056
2007/08	97,285
2008/09	97,652
2009/10	93,958
2010/11	0.109 million
2011/12	0.107 million
2012/13	0.107 million
2013/14	0.105 million
2014/15	0.104 million
History
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
6 March 1888	Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sway from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Sway railway station is a railway station serving the village of Sway in Hampshire, England. It is located on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth.

The station is served by South West Trains, 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

Coordinates: 50°47′06″N 1°36′36″W / 50.785°N 1.610°W