Sholing railway station

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.

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
2019/20	0.102 million
2020/21	35,736
2021/22	73,474
2022/23	86,890
2023/24	87,902
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

All services at Sholing are operated by South Western Railway using Class 450 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Portsmouth & Southsea and Southampton Central. Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.^[1]

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