With the present low esteem of the railways, it may seem inappropriate to make a plug for Swaythling Station. But if you don’t use it, you lose it. People who take their cars to Southampton Airport to catch a train to London might consider the alternative of a short walk to Swaythling Station. One train per hour goes to Southampton Airport (more in the rush hour) and after only a 6 minute wait, there is a fast train to London. On the return journey, the train leaving Waterloo at half past the hour connects, after a 9 minute wait at Southampton Airport, with a train to Swaythling. In the other direction, a train to Southampton Central takes only 8 minutes.