Getting There By Rail
Southampton is connected by a good rail network with a station in the city (Southampton Central) on Western Esplanade that connects with a station at the airport (Southampton Airport Parkway). During peak times there are approximately three direct services an hour from Southampton Central to London’s Waterloo station from where Eurostar services connect with Paris, Lille and Brussels in mainland Europe. Local rail services connect Southampton with Portsmouth and Brighton to the east, Basingstoke to the north, and Bournemouth to the west. Southampton also has rail connections with the West Country, South Wales and Scotland. For rail enquiries contact National Rail (tel: (0)8457 484950; website: www.nationalrail.co.uk). Rail operators in the region include South West Trains (tel: (0)845 6000 650; website: www.southwesttrains.co.uk), Virgin Trains (tel: (0)8457 222 333; website: www.virgintrains.co.uk) and Wessex Trains (tel: (0)870 9000 2320 (ticket bookings) or (0)845 6000 880 (customer services); website: www.wessextrains.co.uk).
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