[3] The main building was designed by Sir William Tite in the Italianate style, which was popular at the time for railway architecture (see Chester which was built contemporaneously to Southampton).

This remains a major route into Southampton from Woolston; at both ends of the bridge are plaques dedicated to the railway.

More development took place during the early 1870s when land on the station's eastern side was purchased, which allowed the railway to expand.

The London and South Western Railway purchased more land during 1876, north of the terminus, and built new locomotive work sheds and a turntable.

In 1895 the old 1847 engine sheds were still heavily in use but as demand rose for goods, they were converted into a one-road depot for freight trains.

Many of the ship's wealthy first class passengers stayed in the South Western Hotel before they boarded for their disastrous journey.

It was replaced by an outdoor servicing facility north of the station, which included a turntable coal stage and offices.

[9] The Southern Railway opened an outdoor locomotive servicing facility in the New Docks in 1933 and added a turntable in 1949.

Winston Churchill and Dwight Eisenhower reportedly discussed the Invasion of Normandy in one of the small public rooms on the first floor.

In 1970 the remaining signal box and track work was removed and the running lines filled in to platform level to act as a car park.

Of the platforms, all that remains is the glass canopy and a single line that runs from Northam junction to the Queen Elizabeth II Cruise Terminal.

A £10 million plan was put forward in 1999 to reopen Southampton Terminus and Northam station, which was to have been controlled by the Anglia Railways train operating company.

The plans included building a new rail-link using the remaining track by St. Mary's Stadium and as far as the waterfront, which is now safeguarded 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.