Trains per week

Year Amount
1996 10,000
2002 10,992
2005 11,088
2008 10,952

Number of trains

Days Amount
Monday to Friday 8375
Saturday 1563
Sunday 1014
Total number of trains per week 10,952
Number of trains during the morning peak into Waterloo (between 0700-1000am) 151

For more detailed information about our trains visit our Travel information section

Track

  • Total route miles: 616
  • Electrified route miles: 424

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South West Trains' turnover

Year Amount
2001/02 388.2 million
2002/03 398.2 million
2003/04 420.9 million
2004/05 467.4 million
2005/06 493.8 million
2006/07 559.6 million

Passenger numbers

Year Amount
2000/01 142 million passenger journeys
2001/02 138 million passenger journeys
2002/03 141 million passenger journeys
2003/04 143 million passenger journeys
2004/05 151 million passenger journeys
2005/06 160 million passenger journeys
2006/07 175 million passenger journeys

South West Trains carries around 400,000 passengers each day. Between 250,000 and 300,000 of this number come into Waterloo.

During the morning peak over 80,000 people pass through Waterloo.

General

Field Amount
Staff Employed 5,201
Drivers 1,234
Guards 831
Ticket office/Platform staff 1,205
Train presentation staff 188
Automatic ticket barriers 19
Total amount of CCTV cameras 2,100
Linked stations 73
Pan tilt & zoom cameras 72
Fixed cameras 2,028
Stations managed by SWT 177
Stations served by SWT 215
Number of maintenance depots 5
Secure Station awards 50

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Trains

Electric trains

Class Number leased/owned
421 2
444 45
450

127

455 91
458 30
483 (Isle of Wight) 6

Diesel trains

Class Number leased/owned
159 30
158 11

Car parks

South West Trains currently manages 99 car parks of varying size and condition, with 17,000 spaces in total.

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