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Southampton by train
Southampton by train
South West Trains run regular (at least one an hour) services to Southampton from London Waterloo via Winchester and Basingstoke as well as from Portsmouth and further east along the south coast. Many of these trains continue beyond Southampton to Bournemouth and Weymouth via the New Forest.
Southern Railway run services via a longer and slower route from London Victoria, but have the advantage of serving London Gatwick airport on the way. CrossCountry run longer distance services from the north of England via Birmingham and Reading.
First Great Western runs services from Cardiff, Bristol and Bath via Salisbury.
Megatrain is a new budget ticket option available up to four times a day on South West Trains' services between London and Southampton. If booked some time in advance, tickets can be as cheap as £1 one way, but they are more restricted than the regular tickets, and can only be purchased online via the Megatrain website or by phone.
Local rail connections to nearby towns are described at
Train times can be found on National Rail or by calling 08457 48 49 50 from anywhere in the UK.
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