Eventually the station was built on the south side of Northam Road bridge, not far from where the temporary terminus once stood.

[4] It was built by a company called Joseph Bull & Sons,[5] which at the time had its own tramway system from its premises at Belvidere Wharf on the River Itchen to areas north of the location.

[5] The station offices on the up line to London were made out of wood and each platform could be accessed only by steps from Northam Road bridge.

The down lines which ran through Northam are now connected to the nearby Siemens Mobility train care depot for South Western Railway.

A few campaigns have been launched to reopen Northam station next door to St Mary's stadium to serve nearby local residents and allow football charter trains to stop outside St Mary's stadium which is home to the local football team Southampton FC.

[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] A £10 million pound plan was put forward in 1999 to reopen Southampton Terminus and Northam Station, which was to have been controlled by Anglia Railways, their plans included building a new rail-link using the current remaining track by St. Marys Stadium and as far as the Waterfront, which is now safe guarded by Southampton City Council for future rail links.

It was also hoped it would reduce the traffic around Southampton with a local commuter line linking the Waterfront to Romsey, Halterworth and Chandler's Ford.