Portsmouth & Southsea railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Portsmouth |
| Local authority | Portsmouth |
| Grid reference | SU641002 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PMS |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| DfT category | C1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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| History | |
| 14 June 1847 | Opened (Portsmouth) |
| 2 October 1876 | Renamed (Portsmouth Town) |
| 1925 | Renamed (Portsmouth & Southsea) |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Portsmouth & Southsea from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Portsmouth & Southsea railway station is the main railway station in central Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. It is close to the Commercial Road shopping centre. British Transport Police maintain a presence at the station. There is a taxi rank at the front of the building and regular local buses within five minutes' walking distance.
The station, which is managed by South Western Railway, has ticket barriers in operation. Part of the station is still in its Network Southeast red livery for stations.
History
The station was first opened as Portsmouth on 14 June 1847.[1] It was later renamed Portsmouth Town on 2 October 1876[1] to avoid confusion with other stations in Portsmouth. After the closure of the Southsea Railway branchline in 1914, the station name was changed to Portsmouth & Southsea in 1925.[1]
Portsmouth & Southsea station was once the junction for the Portsmouth Dockyard branch, known as the Admiralty Line.
Services
The station is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour. In addition there are regular services to Cardiff Central, Bristol Temple Meads, Southampton Central, Eastleigh, Woking, Brighton, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon and London Victoria. The station is split into two distinct parts: the high level (one island platform for through trains) and the low level (two bay platforms) where some trains terminate. In addition, Hovertravel run a bus service from Portsmouth & Southsea which connects to their Hovercraft service from Southsea to the Isle of Wight. The IoW terminal is located next to Ryde Esplanade, with a single price ticket for journeys via rail/hover/rail, similar to that provided by Wightlink from Portsmouth Harbour.
Monday to Saturday (off peak services)
- 3tph to London Waterloo via Guildford
- 1tph to London Waterloo via Eastleigh and Basingstoke
- 3tph to Portsmouth Harbour
- 1tph to Southampton Central
- 1tph to London Victoria via Horsham and Gatwick Airport
- 1tph to Littlehampton
- 1tph to Brighton
- 2tph to Portsmouth Harbour
- 1tph to Cardiff Central
- 1tpd to Brighton
- 1tph to Portsmouth Harbour
| Preceding station | |
Following station | ||
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| Fratton | South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line |
Portsmouth Harbour or Terminus | ||
| Southern West Coastway Line |
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| Great Western Railway West Coastway Line |
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| Ferry services | ||||
| Terminus | Hovertravel Hovercraft |
Ryde Esplanade via Hoverbus | ||
References
Railways in the Portsmouth area |
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portsmouth and Southsea railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Portsmouth & Southsea railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 50°47′54″N 1°05′25″W / 50.798448°N 1.090393°W