Sholing railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of
Sholing
Sholing, previously Scholing, is a district on the eastern side of the city of Southampton in Southern England. It is located between the districts of Bitterne, Thornhill and Woolston.
Various explanations from where the name derives ...
, on the edge of
Southampton
Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...
, England, operated by
South Western Railway. It is the finishing point of the
Itchen Way, a 32-mile
long-distance footpath
A long-distance trail (or long-distance footpath, track, way, greenway (landscape), greenway) is a longer recreational trail mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking (wilderness), backpacking, cycling, horse riding or cross-cou ...
.
Upgrades
In 2009 the station had stairs replaced and new
CCTV cameras
A closed-circuit television camera can produce images or recordings for surveillance or other private purposes. Cameras can be either video cameras, or digital stills cameras. Walter Bruch was the inventor of the CCTV camera. The main purpose ...
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
South Western Railway operate all off-peak services at Sholing using
EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
* 1 tph to
* 1 tph to
The station is also served by a single early morning
Southern service from to Southampton Central on weekdays only.
References
Gallery
Image:ShlngRS22.JPG
Image:ShlngRS24.JPG
External links
Railway stations in Southampton
Former London and South Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1866
Railway stations served by South Western Railway
1866 establishments in England
Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway
{{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub