Sway railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Sway | ||
| Local authority | New Forest | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | SWY | ||
| Managed by | South West Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 86,574 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 87,303 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 6 March 1888 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sway from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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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 5 coaches, longer trains only open the doors in the first 5 or 4 coaches depending on the type of unit operating the service.
The station was formerly the location of a Camping coach.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Sway railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Brockenhurst | South West Trains London-Poole stopping services |
New Milton | ||
