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Find out what’s going on across the South Western Railway with our latest updates.

Press enquiries

If you are a member of the press, please contact the South Western Railway press office team on:

Email: press@swrailway.com

Phone: 07623 514 055

Please note, these contact details are for press enquiries only.

Customer queries, including information on train services, should be directed to the Customer Service Centre on 0345 600 0650. Find out more.

Questions around railway infrastructure, including engineering work, should be directed to Network Rail. Please see their website for more information.

Photography and filming requests

Requests to film on our trains or at our stations will require approval from our safety team. Due to the volume of requests we receive, it can take up to two weeks to provide approval.

If you wish to make a request, you will need to provide a risk assessment, including a method of work to demonstrate how you will work safely on our trains or at our stations, along with proof of limited liability insurance.

For information on commercial filming and photography requests, see our Commercial filming page.

Out of hours press enquiries

For press enquiries outside of office hours (0900-1700, Monday to Friday), please use the press office contact details above. The on-call press team will respond to you as quickly as possible.

Latest news

Engineering work affects SWR suburban services on Sundays 2 and 9 February

Engineering work affects SWR suburban services on Sundays 2 and 9 February

28 January 2025

Services on our suburban network will be replaced by buses due to engineering work in the Wimbledon area

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Engineering work in London and Portsmouth affects SWR services on Sundays 2 and 9 February

Engineering work in London and Portsmouth affects SWR services on Sundays 2 and 9 February

28 January 2025

Services on our network will be revised and diverted due to engineering work on Sunday 2 and Sunday 9 February

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Pay as you go with contactless rolls out at 12 more SWR stations from February

Pay as you go with contactless rolls out at 12 more SWR stations from February

20 January 2025

From Sunday 2 February, pay as you go with contactless will be available at 12 additional SWR suburban stations,

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SWR offers 100,000 discounted tickets for sale as part of the 2025 Great British Rail Sale

SWR offers 100,000 discounted tickets for sale as part of the 2025 Great British Rail Sale

14 January 2025

For a limited period, we are offering tickets at up to half price on some of our most popular routes to and from London.

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Plan ahead – engineering work in London affects SWR services between Waterloo and Exeter, Portsmouth and Weymouth on the next two weekends in January

Plan ahead – engineering work in London affects SWR services between Waterloo and Exeter, Portsmouth and Weymouth on the next two weekends in January

13 January 2025

Maintenance in the Wimbledon area will affect services across the SWR network, with long-distance services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids, Portsmouth Harbour and Weymouth revised and diverted

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Plan ahead – engineering work in London affects SWR suburban services on the next two weekends in January

Plan ahead – engineering work in London affects SWR suburban services on the next two weekends in January

13 January 2025

We advise customers to plan ahead of the next two weekends in January due to engineering work. Maintenance in the Wimbledon area will affect services across our network, with many services in SW London and Surrey replaced by buses

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Customers in the Guildford area advised to check before travelling due to emergency engineering work

Customers in the Guildford area advised to check before travelling due to emergency engineering work

19 December 2024

Customers should check their journeys as our services between London Waterloo and Guildford via Cobham & Stoke D’Abernon, and via Epsom, will be disrupted from Saturday 21 to Tuesday 24 December.

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South Western Railway customers should check before travelling this Christmas and New Year

South Western Railway customers should check before travelling this Christmas and New Year

16 December 2024

Customers are advised to check before travelling over the Christmas and New Year period due to seasonal service alterations and major engineering works in the Woking area.

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Cricketing legend Stuart Broad unveils Nighthawk train as South Western Railway celebrates rollout of Arterio fleet

Cricketing legend Stuart Broad unveils Nighthawk train as South Western Railway celebrates rollout of Arterio fleet

28 November 2024

England cricket legend Stuart Broad CBE joined us at Waterloo today to celebrate the rollout of the Arterio fleet

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Applications now open for South Western Railway’s community investment fund

Applications now open for South Western Railway’s community investment fund

25 November 2024

Applications open today for the latest round of our successful Customer and Communities Improvement Fund

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