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    Railway Station - The former water tank for steam trains is now home to the Gents' lavatory.

    Railway Station

    4.5(2 reviews)
    23.2 mi

    Not to be confused with Mitt Romsey, who is not related to Mitt Romney. And even if he was, I…read morewouldn't give a mitt. So this is a little old station in Romsey, which is on the line from Waterloo into Southampton, and it's a listed beautiful old building with a very unique and very attractive design. It feels like a tiny little town station, but with a truly grand building and style, and is definitely one of the nicer stations you'll find in this part of the country.

    The historic town of Romsey has a well-preserved and well maintained traditional railway station on…read morethe line from Salisbury to Southampton. It is used by over 330,000 passengers a year. The station opened in 1847 on the line from Southampton to Salisbury (via Eastleigh). In 1865 the route from Andover to Southampton via Romsey and Redbridge opened, making Romsey a junction; also known as the Sprat and Winkle Line, it closed between Andover and Romsey in 1965, but the southern section from Romsey to Redbridge (on the Southampton-Bournemouth line) remained to form the main Salisbury to Southampton line. The Eastleigh to Romsey line closed to passengers in 1967 but reopened in 2003, making Romsey a junction station once more. It is served by the Cardiff/Bristol to Portsmouth service (roughly hourly, half-hourly at peak times) and the Salisbury-Romsey-Southampton-Chandler's Ford-Romsey service, which provides an hourly service in all directions (and thus provides two trains and hour to Southampton, one direct, and one via Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh and Southampton Airport). Facilities include a ticket office (open part time), ticket machines, toilets, waiting rooms, covered bicycle storage, a small cafe (open part-time) and a small car park.

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    Railway Station - Romsey station: looking south-east. The junction of the lines for Southampton and Eastleigh is just beyond the curve in the

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    Romsey station: looking south-east. The junction of the lines for Southampton and Eastleigh is just beyond the curve in the

    Portsmouth & Southsea

    Portsmouth & Southsea

    4.0(3 reviews)
    5.4 mi

    Not to be confused with Sports Mouth, which is a condition where every time you're asked something…read moreor talked to in general, you make sports metaphors which the vast majority of people find repulsive. Portsmouth is a pretty old and beautiful station, with the most gorgeous large red building, and a pedestrian plaza that is probably one of the prettiest stations in England, certainly that isn't in one of the major cities. It's the final terminus of a line that leads down to the water, and here they have a whole bunch of tracks and a lot of people using it too, and it's hard not to love such a gorgeous old station. The lovely city of Portsmouth in recent years and also the seaside Town Southsea which is a lot of memories from my past, are right here, and it's amazing. It has been the station for Portsmouth since 1847 and was originally just Portsmouth and then later Portsmouth Town, before in 1925 becoming Portsmouth and Southsea. You can get trains from here to Cardiff Bristol Brighton London and so on. And remember, promise to love this station in richer, in porth, in sickness and in health.

    This station is on the mainline linking Portsmouth to London, Southampton, Cardiff, Brighton and…read moremany other places. The only station before it is Portsmouth Harbour. This is the station you need to get off at if you want to go shopping in Commercial Road or Cascades, or if you are going to Portsmouth Guildhall, the Civic Offices or the Courts. It is also the station for a lot of the University buildings. The station has upper and lower platforms and a lift is available for those who need it. The station has several windows in the ticket office and has ticket machines too. There are places to get food and drink, although they can be a bit expensive and you may be better off getting something from one of the shops in the nearby shopping centre.

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    Southampton Central

    Southampton Central

    3.2(10 reviews)
    16.5 mi

    The station was very very crowded. There were machines to purchase train tickets, with a card, but…read morewe stood on line to be sure we got on the correct train. There was a wide gate on the left to scan our tickets & get onto the track. Announcements were made regarding the trains arrival & tracks. Local trains stop here as well. There were benches to sit & wait. We asked where the best place to stand & were told if we wanted a seat to move towards the back. The floor was marked with which train car was stopping. Once the train arrived, we dragged luggage up one step and left it piled up to the side, thankfully, we did not have to lift our luggage overhead. There were plenty of seats and clean restrooms. We got off at Waterloo, the last stop.

    The main train station servicing the city of Southampton, we took a South Western Railway train to…read moreLondon on a Sunday morning here after getting off of our Norwegian cruise boat. It's about 1 mile from the cruise port, and we decided to grab a taxi. It cost about £7 for the short trip, and was dropped off about 1 hour before our scheduled trip. We had already purchased our tickets on-line through the South Western Railway website, and for two adult tickets to go to Central London cost £18.40 for the two of us. You can either print out the QR code tickets or put it on your Apple wallet. You need the QR code to scan as you enter the station, but there is no gate that prevents it. The train station was pretty empty when we got there, but began to get more crowded as the departure time approached. Northbound is on the other side of the station (Track 2) from where you enter, and there is an elevator to the skybridge that goes to the other side. Everything is outside, so having a warm coat for a brisk January English morning was mandatory. There are clear electronic displays giving arrival times for the trains. The best part was that the station had free high-speed wi-fi, and we took full advantage of it. The train came right on-time (around 8:23) and we left promptly at 8:26. It was open seating, and there were a total of 10 cars, so there was plenty of seats. We sat at car 5, and was able to put our standard carry-on bags on top of the luggage racks above each seat. Folks who had large checked bags, just used their seat next to them to store their luggage. The seats were relatively comfortable, and each had standard british electric sockets that worked. The train itself had wi-fi throughout our trip (speed of about 5mb or so). The announcements were made in English only, were very clear. The conductor checked our ticket halfway through the trip (around 9:35). I had folded my paper QR code so it became unreadable, but was able to use the backup from my email to get scanned. We had a few stops (Fareham at 8:40; Havant at 9:06; Guildford at 9:38; Clapham Junction at 10:14). Our final stop was Waterloo at 10:49, at which time we could enter the London Underground. First, you had to exit the South Western train area, and they require you to show your ticket to do that.

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    Southampton Central - Typical inside of train car.  Notice the overhead luggage racks.

    Typical inside of train car. Notice the overhead luggage racks.

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    Southampton Central - An earlier train

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    An earlier train

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