Sway railway station serves the village of Sway in Hampshire, England. It is located on the South West Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth. It is 95 mi down the line from Waterloo.

History

The station is on the stretch of line opened on 6 March 1888 between Brockenhurst and Christchurch to provide a direct line from London to Bournemouth, bypassing the original "Castleman's Corkscrew" line via Ringwood. The station had two platforms either side of a double track running line, there was a signal box and several sidings to the south east. A camping coach was positioned here by the Southern Region from 1956 to 1959 then there were two coaches here until 1967, from 1962 to 1967 they were Pullman camping coaches.

Facilities

The station is served by South Western Railway, who operate stopping services from London Waterloo to Poole throughout the day. The station has two platforms: Both platforms can only accommodate trains of up to five coaches, longer trains only open the doors in the first four or five coaches depending on the type of unit operating the service.

Services

All passenger train services calling here are operated by South Western Railway. As of February 2022, the following services call here in both directions: