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Send us the ticket
Upload or forward the SWR ticket, booking proof, Smartcard details, or journey statement.
Caught out on
South Western
Railway?
You may be due money back. We can handle the claim while you move on.
Note this...
SWR Delay Repay kicks in from 15 minutes late at your destination. A cancelled train can still qualify when it leaves your overall South Western Railway journey 15 minutes late or more.
The annoying bit
The form asks for
the lot
South Western Railway runs manual claims through its Delay Repay portal. Before you get paid, you need the disrupted journey, ticket proof, payment choice, and any smartcard or contactless details ready before the 28-day clock runs out. In practice:
- Check that an SWR train delay or cancellation made you arrive at your final destination 15 minutes or more late. SWR works from your arrival time, not just the departure board.
- Get the claim in within 28 days of the delayed trip. After that, SWR can reject it even if the delay itself would have counted.
- Go to the official South Western Railway Delay Repay portal, then register or sign in before you reach the journey questions.
- Add the planned journey: date, departure and arrival times, origin, destination, delay length, ticket type, price paid, and any station where you changed.
- Upload the ticket proof SWR asks for, such as a ticket image, eTicket barcode, booking confirmation, Smartcard details, or Oyster/contactless journey statement.
- Pick the payout route before you press submit. SWR says the payment method cannot be changed afterwards.
- If Automated Delay Repay should have picked it up but no email arrives, submit a manual claim within 28 days instead.
- If you did not travel because of the disruption, do not use Delay Repay for that. SWR points passengers back to the original retailer for unused-ticket refunds.
Claim prep
Do not miss these details
Evidence
Have proof of the ticket ready: ticket photo or screenshot, eTicket barcode, booking confirmation, season-ticket photocard, Touch Smartcard number, or Oyster/contactless journey statement. SWR says card photos are not enough for contactless claims.
Trainline or another retailer
Bought through Trainline, a work travel tool, or another retailer? For a completed journey delayed by SWR, the Delay Repay claim goes to South Western Railway. If you did not travel, ask the original retailer for a refund instead.
Season tickets
SWR converts season tickets into a journey value before applying Delay Repay. Use: Weekly: ticket price divided by 10, Flexi Season: ticket price divided by 16, Monthly: ticket price divided by 40, Quarterly: ticket price divided by 120, Annual: ticket price divided by 464. Tap2Go values can take up to 7 days to finalise.
Automatic Delay Repay
SWR Automated Delay Repay can cover opted-in Touch Smartcard/Tap2Go users and some SWR-bought Advance tickets. You usually need to tap in and out, then accept, amend or decline the generated claim within 14 days.
Rejections and appeals
Common SWR rejection risks include late claims, wrong journey details, a delay under 15 minutes, duplicate claims, invalid tickets, the wrong operator, missing proof, and ADR or tap-data mismatches. Appeal through the link in SWR's decision email.
Payment choices
SWR can pay online claims by BACS, credit or debit card, cheque, National Rail Vouchers, or donation to Action for Children. Postal claims only offer cheque or National Rail Vouchers.
Official sources: South Western Railway Delay Repay, SWR Passenger's Charter, SWR claim form, and National Rail compensation guidance.
Hand it over
We chase SWR
claim sorted, money sent on
If South Western Railway approves the claim, we pass the compensation back to you after our 10% fee.
No portal tabs left open for later. No second round of admin after the train already cost you time.
Give us the proof. We handle it
Sign up, send over the delayed SWR journey, and we will take care of the claim route.
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We check SWR
We compare the disruption with South Western Railway's Delay Repay rules.
3.
You're paid back
We manage the train refund claim and send on the compensation after our fee.
Plain version
SWR late?
Claim it
If SWR got you to your destination 15 minutes or more late, you could be due UK train delay compensation. That includes Waterloo commuter trips and South Coast journeys to Woking, Guildford, Southampton, Bournemouth, Portsmouth or Exeter when SWR caused the delay.
What could SWR owe me?
South Western Railway calculates Delay Repay as a percentage of the relevant ticket or journey cost, based on how late you arrived and whether you used a single, return, or season ticket.
SWR rates:
| Delay | Single | Return | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15-29 mins | 25% | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| 30-59 mins | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 60-119 mins | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 120+ mins | 100% | 100% | 100% |
SWR-specific rules:
- You can claim when an SWR train delay or cancellation makes your completed journey arrive 15 minutes or more late.
- The delay is measured at your destination, not by how late the train left.
- If overcrowding meant you could not board and had to take a later SWR service, that can qualify too.
- SWR must receive the Delay Repay claim within 28 days of the delayed journey.
- If you did not travel or abandoned the journey, ask the original retailer for an unused-ticket refund instead.
- Season-ticket compensation uses a calculated journey value, with SWR capping it at the cost of two single journeys.
Let us take the SWR admin
Start here and we will deal with the South Western Railway Delay Repay claim from the trip that already wasted enough time.
SWR FAQs
South Western Railway Delay Repay
Can I claim South Western Railway Delay Repay after a 15-minute delay?
Yes. South Western Railway Delay Repay starts when you arrive 15 minutes or more late at your destination. SWR says this applies across ticket types, subject to its claim rules.
Does South Western Railway Delay Repay cover cancelled trains?
Yes, if the cancellation means your overall journey arrives 15 minutes or more late. SWR normally assesses the claim against the next available train, but you can explain if you could not take it.
How long do I have to claim South Western Railway Delay Repay?
You must submit a South Western Railway Delay Repay claim within 28 days of the delayed journey. Leave it later than that and the claim is likely to be rejected.
What proof do I need for a South Western Railway Delay Repay claim?
Have ticket proof and journey details ready. Depending on the ticket, that could mean a ticket photo, eTicket barcode, booking confirmation, ticket receipt, Touch Smartcard number, season-ticket photocard, or Oyster/contactless journey statement.
Does South Western Railway offer Automatic Delay Repay?
Yes, but only for eligible customers who opt in. It can cover qualifying SWR Touch Smartcard/Tap2Go users and some SWR-bought Advance tickets. You still need to review the claim email, and if no email arrives, claim manually within 28 days.
Can Railed claim South Western Railway Delay Repay for me?
Yes. Railed can prepare and submit an eligible South Western Railway Delay Repay claim for you. If SWR pays compensation, we send it on after our 10% service fee. If the claim is rejected, there is no fee.