Portsmouth Harbour railway station

Portsmouth Harbour
Portsmouth Harbour
	The station from the Spinnaker Tower
Location
Place	Portsmouth
Local authority	Portsmouth
Operations
Station code	PMH
Managed by	South West Trains
Number of platforms	4
	Live arrivals/departures and station information; from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.620 million
2005/06 *	0.430 million
2006/07 *	1.391 million
2007/08 *	1.663 million
2008/09 *	1.862 million
2009/10 *	1.836 million
History
	Opened 2 October 1876
	National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
	* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Portsmouth Harbour from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a railway station in Portsmouth, England. It is situated beside Gunwharf Quays in the city's harbour, and is an important transport terminal, with a bus interchange and ferry services to Gosport and the Isle of Wight. The station currently has four platforms: numbered 1, 3, 4 and 5. It is managed by South West Trains. Platform 2 is no longer in use.

The station is built on a pier made of wood, between the Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and the Historic Dockyard.

[edit] History

The station opened in 1876 as the terminus of the Portsmouth Waterside Extension to the Portsmouth Direct Line, which runs between this station and London's Waterloo station.^[1] It was damaged during World War II by German bombs, then repaired.

[edit] Services

The station is served by a number of train operators. South West Trains operate services to London Waterloo via the Portsmouth Direct Line (via Guildford) and also via Fareham, Winchester and Basingstoke. They also operate local trains to Southampton Central.

There are train services along the West Coastway route, operated by Southern to Brighton, Littlehampton and London Victoria. Also, First Great Western operate trains via Southampton, Salisbury and Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central, via the Wessex Main Line.

The ferry from Portsmouth Harbour Station to Ryde on the Isle of Wight is operated by Wightlink.

The trains are as follows:

Southern
- 1tph to London Victoria
- 1tph to Brighton (East Sussex)
First Great Western
- 1tph to Cardiff Central via Bristol Temple Meads
South West Trains
- 3tph to London Waterloo

Preceding station		Following station
Portsmouth and Southsea	South West Trains Portsmouth Direct Line	Terminus
Portsmouth and Southsea	Southern West Coastway Line	Terminus
Portsmouth and Southsea	First Great Western Portsmouth Harbour-Cardiff Central	Terminus
	Ferry services
Terminus	Wightlink	Ryde Pier Head

[edit] Previous services

The station was once served by Virgin Trains as part of their Cross Country Route with services to and from the north. However this service ceased around 2002 when the Class 220 Voyagers and Class 221 Super Voyagers were introduced.

The station was also served by Wessex Trains with one train a day to and from Penzance, as well as the services that are now run by their successor First Great Western.

[edit] Gallery

Maritime setting
Station entrance
Disused platform
Journeys end
Southern service to Brighton
Busy station
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Portsmouth Harbour railway station