This station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

[2][3] The hourly Winchester to Bournemouth stopping trains provide services between Monday and Saturdays off-peak, in other times trains between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour stops here.

The station was featured briefly in the 1974 remake of Brief Encounter, starring Richard Burton and Sophia Loren.

[5] In 2000, Shawford was used on the final episode of the BBC TV series One Foot in the Grave.

He then stands in front of the station sign, waiting to be picked up, before being run over by a car.