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The first written proposal for a railway line linking London and Southampton was published on 23 October 1830 by a group chaired by the Southampton MP Abel Rous Dottin. [2] [3] The following February, Francis Giles was commissioned to survey the route and a formal scheme, which also included the construction of new docks on the Solent, was presented at a public meeting on 6 April 1831. [4]
The station is approached from the London direction by passing through Southampton Tunnel and is 79 miles 19 chains (127.5 km) measured from London Waterloo. [ note 1 ] It is the busiest station in Hampshire.
Southampton is a major UK port which has good transport links with the rest of the country. The M27 motorway, linking places along the south coast of England, runs just to the north of the city. The M3 motorway links the city to London and also with the Midlands and North, via a link to the A34 (part of the European route E05) at Winchester.
London Waterloo – Southampton Docks (Ocean Terminal) London Euston – Liverpool Riverside; Glasgow Central – Greenock Prince’s Pier; Night Ferry, London Victoria – Paris Nord / Brussels Midi/Zuid (1936–1980) The Statesman, London Waterloo – Southampton Docks (Ocean Terminal) [2] The Steam Boat, Toronto – Port McNicoll
The South West Main Line (SWML) runs between London (Waterloo station) and the town of Weymouth; the route passes through several large towns and cities, including Woking, Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton, Bournemouth, Poole and Dorchester. South Western Railway operates trains along the entire length of the line.
Southampton Terminus railway station served the Port of Southampton and Southampton City Centre, England from 1840 until 1966. The station was authorised on 25 July 1834 and built as the terminus of the London and Southampton Railway , which later changed its name to the London and South Western Railway (LSWR).