Passenger Franchise Information
South West Trains
Franchise Start Date: 4th February 2007
Franchise End Date: 3rd February 2017
Passenger Journeys, 2006 - 07: 174.7 million
Passenger kilometres, 2006 - 07: 4,897.8 million
Train kilometres, 2006 - 07: 37.8 million
Franchise Start Date: 4th February 2007
Franchise End Date: 3rd February 2017
Passenger Journeys, 2006 - 07: 174.7 million
Passenger kilometres, 2006 - 07: 4,897.8 million
Train kilometres, 2006 - 07: 37.8 million
Principal Routes
South West Trains serves south west London, Hampshire, Dorset, and parts of Surrey, Berkshire, Wiltshire and Devon. It also provides services on the Isle of Wight.
The principal routes from London (all from London Waterloo) are:
The principal routes from London (all from London Waterloo) are:
- London to Weymouth, via Woking, Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton, Bournemouth, Poole and Dorchester
- London to Portsmouth, via Woking, Guildford and Haslemere
- London to Exeter via Woking, Basingstoke, Andover, Salisbury, Yeovil and Honiton (some trains continue from Exeter to Paignton or Plymouth, and from Salisbury to Bath and Bristol Temple Meads)
- London to Reading via Clapham Junction, Richmond, Barnes, Hounslow, Ascot, Bracknell and Wokingham
- London to Kingston and Shepperton
- London to Wimbledon, Surbiton and Hampton Court
- London to Guildford via Cobham
- London to Dorking via Epsom and Leatherhead
- London to Alton via Aldershot and Farnham
- Romsey - Chandler's Ford - Eastleigh - Southampton Airport Parkway - Southampton Central - Totton
- Brockenhurst - Lymington
- Reading - Brighton
- Ryde Pier Head - Shanklin (Isle of Wight)
Overview
South West Trains is a subsidiary of Stagecoach Group plc.
It was the first part of British Rail to be privatised, and ran the first privatised train service - the 05.10 Twickenham to London - on 4th February 1996.
The Island Line and South West Trains franchises were previously separate franchises, but were combined into one franchise with effect from 4th February 2007.
It was the first part of British Rail to be privatised, and ran the first privatised train service - the 05.10 Twickenham to London - on 4th February 1996.
The Island Line and South West Trains franchises were previously separate franchises, but were combined into one franchise with effect from 4th February 2007.
