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Southampton Central

Trains at Southampton Central arrived on average 3 min late over the last 30 days, based on 273 timed arrivals out of 361 services; 77% were within 5 minutes.

Counted from 14 September 2026 to 14 September 2026, as of 14 September 2026. Facts from the rail feeds we archive; nothing on this page is a prediction. How we count.

77%
within 5 min, of 273
3 min
late on average
0
cancelled, of 361

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Next departures

Board as of 10:10 London time; each train shows when its last update arrived. Times are the feed's own; a platform is marked expected until the operator confirms it.

Bournemouth
09:56 · Platform 3A · updated 10:1009:57Departed
London Waterloo
10:00 · Platform 1 · updated 10:0910:00Departed
Portsmouth Harbour
10:06 · Platform 1 (expected) · Great Western Railway · updated 10:0910:09On time
Cardiff Central
10:11 · Platform 3A (expected) · updated 10:0910:15On time
Manchester Piccadilly
10:15 · Platform 1 (expected) · updated 10:0810:19On time
Brighton
10:20 · Platform 2A (expected) · updated 10:0810:20On time
Weymouth
10:25 · Platform 4 (expected) · updated 10:0810:25On time
Portsmouth & Southsea
10:28 · Platform 3A (expected) · updated 09:4410:28On time

All 33 departures in the next two hours

Punctuality

How trains here have run

Trains at Southampton Central arrived on average 3 min late over the last 30 days, based on 273 timed arrivals out of 361 services; 77% were within 5 minutes. Half of them were within 1 min and four in five were within 5 min. 0 services were cancelled (0%) and 1 more was cancelled at some stops. The platform changed after being announced on 0% of 343 calls with a platform. The busiest hour is 09:00–10:00 (22 services); the worst day was Monday 14 September 2026 (3 min late on average).

Punctuality at Southampton Central, measured at this station against the public timetable. Rates show the sample they are counted from; “—” means no figure. Platform changes are counted over calls with a platform.
Measure7 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 202630 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026All time14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026
Services361361361
Within 5 minutes77% of 27377% of 27377% of 273
Average delay3 min of 2733 min of 2733 min of 273
Half were within1 min1 min1 min
Four in five were within5 min5 min5 min
Cancelled0 of 3610 of 3610 of 361
Cancelled at some stops111
Platform changed0% of 3430% of 3430% of 343
Busiest hour09:00–10:00 (22)09:00–10:00 (22)09:00–10:00 (22)
Worst day14 September 2026 (3 min)14 September 2026 (3 min)14 September 2026 (3 min)

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About this station

Country
Great Britain
CRS code
SOU
Coordinates
50.9077, -1.4140

Every figure on this page is a count over the feed messages we archive, measured at this station against the public timetable. See the leaderboards or every station in Great Britain.