Portsmouth and Southsea railway station

Portsmouth and Southsea
Location
Place	Portsmouth
Local authority	Portsmouth
Operations
Station code	PMS
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 *	3.052 million
2005/06 *	3.419 million
2006/07 *	2.018 million
2007/08 *	1.884 million
2008/09 *	2.322 million
2009/10 *	2.281 million
History
14 June 1847	Opened (Portsmouth)
2 October 1876	Renamed (Portsmouth Town)
1925	Renamed (Portsmouth and Southsea)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Portsmouth and Southsea from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Portsmouth and Southsea railway station is the main railway station in central Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. It is close to the Commercial Road shopping centre.

Facilities currently include a staffed ticket office, travel information, lost property, a buffet serving light refreshments, a cafe, a hairdresser, a newsagent, car parking, weatherproof platform shelters, telephones, seating, a baby changing room and an accessible adapted toilet. Disabled passengers can use the lift to gain access to the upper platform. 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.

Ticket barriers are in operation.

The station is managed by South West Trains.

Services

The station is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London (London Waterloo) and Portsmouth (Portsmouth Harbour). In addition there are regular services to Cardiff Central, Bristol Temple Meads, Southampton Central, Eastleigh, Brighton 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. Portsmouth and Southsea was once the junction for the Portsmouth Dockyard branch. 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)

South West Trains:

• 4tph to London Waterloo

• 3tph to Portsmouth Harbour (non-stop)

• 1tph to Southampton Central via Fareham

Southern:

• 1tph to London Victoria via Fratton

• 1tph to Littlehampton via Southbourne

• 1tph to Brighton via Emsworth

• 2tph to Portsmouth Harbour (non-stop)

First Great Western:

• 1tph to Cardiff Central via Bristol

• 1tph to Portsmouth Harbour (non-stop)

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Fratton		South West Trains Portsmouth Direct Line		Portsmouth Harbour
		Southern West Coastway Line
		First Great Western West Coastway Line
Terminus		Hovertravel Hovercraft		Ryde Esplanade via Hoverbus

Gallery

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  Lower Level

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  From road underneath Upper Level

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  Upper Level

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  Main entrance

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  A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Portsmouth and Southsea railway station

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  The station from the air in 1946

External links

• Train times and station information for Portsmouth and Southsea railway station from National Rail