FleetWatch for South Western Railway
Live South Western Railway departures, and an alarm before your stop.
Reading this on a computer? Point your phone’s camera at the code and it will open FleetWatch on Google Play.
South Western Railway runs the commuter network out of London Waterloo into Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset and Devon, along with the lines to Reading, Windsor and the south coast.
FleetWatch is an Android app for people who take the same trains most days. It shows live departures for any station in the UK, so South Western Railway trains sit alongside everyone else’s, and it plans the whole trip door to door. It doesn’t sell tickets. It’s for everything that happens after you’ve got one.
Where South Western Railway trains run
Main stations on the network:
- London Waterloo: onward on the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Waterloo & City lines.
- Clapham Junction
- Woking
- Basingstoke
- Guildford
- Portsmouth & Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour
- Southampton Central
- Bournemouth
- Salisbury
- Exeter St Davids
- Reading
- Windsor & Eton Riverside
What FleetWatch does on South Western Railway services
Commuters between Surrey, Hampshire and Waterloo use the live board to see which platform their train leaves from, and the Recent tab to see where a train that has just left has got to. The same tools work further out, on the Portsmouth, Southampton, Salisbury and Exeter routes.
- Live departure boards with platforms, delays and the reason behind them in plain English.
- Door-to-door journeys with a change included, so a two-leg trip reads as one journey rather than two searches, even where the second train is another company’s.
- Board and track. Tell FleetWatch you’re on the train and it follows the service from the live timetable, then sounds an alarm with a vibration before your stop.
- Journey alerts for the trains you watch: a notification when one is cancelled, late or changes platform, even with the app closed.
- Smart Routes suggest a way round a problem on your usual line. Tube connections come from Transport for London, so they exist in London only.
FleetWatch started on South Western Railway services and the live board, tracking and alerts have been used on them longest.
Delay Repay on South Western Railway
Delay Repay is run by each train company, so the rules and the claim form are on South Western Railway’s own site: South Western Railway Delay Repay. FleetWatch checks your arrival against the operator’s rules, tells you when a journey qualifies, prepares the details and reminds you before the deadline. The claim itself is yours to send.
Common questions
Does FleetWatch work on South Western Railway trains?
Yes. The live board works for any station in the UK, so South Western Railway trains appear on it like any other. FleetWatch plans journeys door to door, tracks the train you are on and sounds an alarm before your stop.
Is FleetWatch made by South Western Railway?
No. FleetWatch is an independent Android app from The Unknown Dev Ltd. It isn’t affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by South Western Railway. Live information comes from National Rail.
Does it cost anything?
It’s free to install. What stays free and what is in the paid plan is set out on the FleetWatch page.
Using a different train company? See them all, or read what FleetWatch does in full.