South Western Railway / Island Line
Train Type
|
Class 158 (2 carriage diesel unit)
|
Routes operated |
London Waterloo to Bristol Temple Meads / Exeter St David's / Salisbury
Brokenhurst to Lymington
Salisbury to Romsey to Chandlers Ford to Southampton Central to Romsey to Salisbury and other local services
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users in First Class? |
No
|
First Class accessible toilet? |
No
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users in Standard Class? |
1
|
Standard Class accessible toilet? |
1
|
Standard toilet? |
Yes |
Boarding ramp available? |
Yes |
Priority seating? |
Yes |
Audible information? |
Yes |
Visual information? |
Yes
|
Customer service staff available onboard? |
Yes |
Train Type
|
Class 159 (3 carriage diesel unit)
|
Routes operated |
London Waterloo to Salisbury / Exeter St Davids
Salisbury to Bristol Temple Meads / Frome
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in First Class? |
No
|
First Class accessible toilet? |
No
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in Standard Class? |
1
|
Standard Class accessible toilet? |
1
|
Standard toilet? |
Yes |
Boarding ramp available? |
Yes |
Priority seating? |
Yes |
Audible information? |
Yes |
Visual information? |
No |
Customer service staff available
onboard? |
Yes |
Train Type
|
Class 442 (5 carriage electric unit)
|
Routes operated |
London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in First Class? |
TBC
|
First Class accessible toilet? |
TBC
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in Standard Class? |
TBC
|
Standard Class accessible toilet? |
TBC
|
Standard toilet? |
TBC
|
Boarding ramp available? |
TBC
|
Priority seating? |
TBC
|
Audible information? |
TBC
|
Visual information? |
TBC
|
Customer service staff available
onboard? |
TBC
|
Train Type
|
Class 444 (4 carriage electric unit)
|
Routes operated |
London Waterloo to Alton / Portsmouth Harbour / Weymouth
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in First Class? |
No
|
First Class accessible toilet? |
No
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in Standard Class? |
2
|
Standard Class accessible toilet? |
1
|
Standard toilet? |
Yes |
Boarding ramp available? |
Yes |
Priority seating? |
Yes |
Audible information? |
Yes |
Visual information? |
Yes
|
Customer service staff available
onboard? |
Yes |
Train Type
|
Class 450/1 (4 carriage electric unit)
|
Routes operated |
London Waterloo to Alton / Basingstoke / Guildford / Hounslow / Portsmouth Harbour / Reading / Weybridge / Weymouth
Ascot to Guildford
Brokenhurst to Lymington
Portsmouth Harbour to Southampton Central
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users in First Class? |
No
|
First Class accessible toilet? |
No
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users in Standard Class? |
2
|
Standard Class accessible toilet? |
1
|
Standard toilet? |
Yes |
Boarding ramp available? |
Yes |
Priority seating? |
Yes |
Audible information? |
Yes |
Visual information? |
Yes
|
Customer service staff available onboard? |
Yes |
Train Type
|
Class 450/5 (4 carriage electric unit)
|
Routes operated |
London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in First Class? |
No
|
First Class accessible toilet? |
No
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in Standard Class? |
2
|
Standard Class accessible toilet? |
1
|
Standard toilet? |
Yes |
Boarding ramp available? |
Yes |
Priority seating? |
Yes |
Audible information? |
Yes |
Visual information? |
No |
Customer service staff available
onboard? |
Yes |
Train Type
|
Class 455 (4 carriage electric unit)
|
Routes operated |
London Waterloo to Chessington / Dorking / Guildford / Hampton Court / Hounslow / Kingston / Shepperton / Woking
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users in First Class? |
N/A
|
First Class accessible toilet? |
N/A
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users in Standard Class? |
2 (plus 2 flexible spaces)
|
Standard Class accessible toilet? |
No
|
Standard toilet? |
No
|
Boarding ramp available? |
Yes - At stations
|
Priority seating? |
Yes |
Audible information? |
Yes |
Visual information? |
Yes
|
Customer service staff available onboard? |
Yes |
Train Type
|
Class 456 (4 carriage electric unit)
|
Routes operated |
London Waterloo to Alton / Aldershot / Ascot / Guildford / Richmond
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in First Class? |
N/A
|
First Class accessible toilet? |
N/A
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in Standard Class? |
2
|
Standard Class accessible toilet? |
No
|
Standard toilet? |
No
|
Boarding ramp available? |
Yes - At stations
|
Priority seating? |
Yes |
Audible information? |
Yes |
Visual information? |
Yes
|
Customer service staff available onboard? |
Yes |
Train Type
|
Class 458 (5 carriage electric unit)
|
Routes operated |
London Waterloo to Reading / Windsor & Eton Riverside
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in First Class? |
No
|
First Class accessible toilet? |
No
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in Standard Class? |
2
|
Standard Class accessible toilet? |
1
|
Standard toilet? |
Yes |
Boarding ramp available? |
Yes |
Priority seating? |
Yes |
Audible information? |
Yes |
Visual information? |
Yes
|
Customer service staff available
onboard? |
Yes |
Train Type
|
Class 483 (2 carriage electric unit) Island Line
|
Routes operated |
Island Line Trains, Isle of Wight
Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in First Class? |
N/A
|
First Class accessible toilet? |
N/A
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in Standard Class? |
None but sufficient space in train
|
Standard Class accessible toilet? |
No
|
Standard toilet? |
No
|
Boarding ramp available? |
Yes |
Priority seating? |
No |
Audible information? |
Yes |
Visual information? |
No |
Customer service staff available
onboard? |
Yes |
Train Type
|
Class 484 (new 2 carriage electric unit) Island Line
|
Routes operated |
Island Line Trains, Isle of Wight
Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in First Class? |
TBC
|
First Class accessible toilet? |
TBC
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in Standard Class? |
TBC
|
Standard Class accessible toilet? |
TBC
|
Standard toilet? |
TBC
|
Boarding ramp available? |
TBC |
Priority seating? |
TBC |
Audible information? |
TBC |
Visual information? |
TBC |
Customer service staff available
onboard? |
TBC |
Train Type
|
Class 701 (new 5 /10 carriage electric unit) - Arterio
|
Routes operated |
TBC
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in First Class? |
TBC
|
First Class accessible toilet? |
TBC
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in Standard Class? |
TBC
|
Standard Class accessible toilet? |
TBC
|
Standard toilet? |
TBC
|
Boarding ramp available? |
TBC |
Priority seating? |
TBC
|
Audible information? |
TBC |
Visual information? |
TBC
|
Customer service staff available onboard? |
TBC |
Train Type
|
Class 707 (5 carriage electric unit)
|
Routes operated |
London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside / Weybridge / Kingston / Hounslow
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in First Class? |
N/A
|
First Class accessible toilet? |
N/A
|
Accommodation for wheelchair users
in Standard Class? |
2
|
Standard Class accessible toilet? |
No
|
Standard toilet? |
No
|
Boarding ramp available? |
Yes |
Priority seating? |
Yes
|
Audible information? |
Yes |
Visual information? |
Yes
|
Customer service staff available onboard? |
Yes |
Helpful Information
|
'Making Rail Accessible', a document containing helpful information on accessible rail travel across the South Western Railway network, is available here.
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For information on booking assisted travel on South Western Railway services, you can follow this link.
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Last updated: 27 November 2020