Southampton Central railway station
Southampton Central 
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| Location | |
| Place | Southampton City Centre |
| Local authority | City of Southampton |
| Grid reference | SU412121 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SOU |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 5 |
| DfT category | B |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 5.948 million |
| 2012/13 |
6.107 million |
| 2013/14 |
6.279 million |
| 2014/15 |
6.434 million |
| 2015/16 |
 6.360 million |
| History | |
| 1 November 1895 | Opened (Southampton West) |
| 1934–1935 | Enlarged |
| 7 July 1935 | Renamed (Southampton Central) |
| 10 July 1967 | Renamed (Southampton) |
| 29 May 1994 | Renamed (Southampton Central) |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Southampton Central from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Coordinates: 50°54′27″N 1°24′51″W / 50.9075°N 1.4141°W
Southampton Central railway station is a main line station serving the city of Southampton in Hampshire, southern England. It is on the Wessex Main Line, the South Western Main Line and the West Coastway Line.
The station is managed by South West Trains who operate the majority of services, including frequent trains to London Waterloo, Bournemouth and Portsmouth Harbour. Other operators are CrossCountry (providing services to Oxford, Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly and Newcastle), Great Western Railway (to Bristol Temple Meads and Cardiff Central) and Southern, which links Southampton to London Victoria, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
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