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Southampton Central (SOU)

Managed by South West Trains

 
Blechynden Terrace
Southampton
SO15 1AL
 

Station facilities

  • Station seating facilities

    First Class lounge No
    Seating area Yes
    Waiting Rooms Available
    Women-only waiting room No

  • Trolleys

  • Refreshments

  • ATM machine

    ATM machine Yes
    Bureau de change No

  • Toilets

  • Pay phone

    Pay phone Cards and coins

  • Internet

    Public Wi-Fi No
    Note Find WiFi Hotspots around Southampton Central station
    Web kiosk No

  • Post box

  • Tourist information office

    Tourist information office No

  • Shops

    Shops Yes
 
 

Southampton Central

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Transport links

Connection time
5 minutes (minimum)
Cycle storage
Yes

There is partial CCTV coverage of the Cycle Storage Area.

Sheltered cycle storage
Partial
Car park
Yes

Station Car Park - 182 spaces

Monday-Friday 24 hours
Saturday 24 hours
Sunday 24 hours

Pay & Display (Toys R Us side)

Pay & Display (Mayflower Theatre side) 2

Sat £6.00-Sun £6.00

Weekend tickets available from 1200 Fri £12.00

All car parks are now cashless only.


Charges: £8.00 peak, £2.00 after 1600 Mon-Sun off peak, £8.00 Mon-Fri, £6.00 Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays daily, £37.00 weekly, £105.00 monthly, £315.00 three-monthly, £1050.00 annually


Premium - 19 spaces

Monday-Friday 24 hours
Saturday 24 hours
Sunday 24 hours

Pay & Display

Sat £8.00 -Sun £8.00

Weekend tickets available from 1200 Fri £20.00


Charges: £12.00 peak, £4.00 after 1600 Mon- Sun off peak, £12.00 Mon-Fri, £8.00 Sat, Sun and Bank Holiday daily

Taxi rank
Yes
Rail replacement

Replacement Bus services will normally depart from the Station Forecourt area. Staff will be on hand to direct customers.

Bus services
Yes

Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here

Onward travel
Plan your journey to and from the station with Traveline

Ticket buying and collection

Ticket office opening
Monday-Friday 05:40-20:45
Saturday 06:00-20:45
Sunday 06:30-20:45

 

Self-service machines
Yes
Collect from counter
No
Collect from machine
Yes

In main entrance and both booking halls

Smartcards validators
Yes
Penalty fares

Penalty Fares apply to journeys from Southampton Central station when travelling with:

  • South West Trains
  • Southern Railway

Penalty Fares do not apply if travelling with:

  • First Great Western
  • CrossCountry

Accessibility and mobility access

Customer help points
Yes

Help points are available on all platforms


Monday-Friday 24 hours
Saturday 24 hours
Sunday 24 hours
Staff help
Monday-Friday 24 hours
Saturday 24 hours
Sunday 24 hours
Accessible ticket machines
Yes

All South West Trains ticket machines are able to sell tickets with Disabled Persons Railcard discounts. All machines are accessible, however the station may not be so please check the station access note for further details

Accessible ticket office counter
No
Induction loop
Yes
Ramp for train access
Yes
Accessible taxis
Yes
Accessible public telephones
No
Accessible toilets
Yes

A National Key Scheme toilet is available on platform 1. Radar Key available from station staff. If you wish to buy a 'National Key Scheme' key, [RADAR]. Their address is 12 City Forum, 250 City Road, London EC1V 8AF, tel: 020 7250 3222, minicom: 020 7250 4119, fax: 020 7250 0212, email: radar@radar.org.uk, web www.radar.org.uk/ site:

Step free access coverage
Whole station

Southampton Central is fully accessible to Wheelchair users 24 hours a day.

Impaired mobility set down
No
Disabled parking
Yes - 3 spaces
Accessible car park equipment
No
Wheelchairs
Yes
Ticket gates
Yes

General services information

Customer service
Yes

Please contact our Customer Service Centre on 0845 6000 650

Cycle restrictions on Southern trains from this station
0548 to London Bridge - cycles cannot be carried beyond Horsham
0610 to Brighton - cycles cannot be carried beyond Worthing
0706 to Victoria - cycles cannot be carried beyond Horsham
0733 to Brighton - cycles cannot be carried beyond Cosham

Please visit www.southernrailway.com/cyclepolicy for more information

Left luggage
No
Lost property
Yes

Lost Property enquiries tel 020 7401 7861(0730-1900 Mon-Fri)

British Transport Police
0800 40 50 40

Staffing

Staffing level
Full-time
Monday-Friday 24 hours
Saturday 24 hours
Sunday 24 hours

Station map

Station plan

Large station plan for Southampton Central

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