Portchester railway station

Railway station in Hampshire, England

Portchester
National Rail
General information
LocationPortchester, Fareham
England
Grid referenceSU617058
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePTC
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1 October 1848
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.348 million
2019/20Decrease 0.342 million
2020/21Decrease 98,202
2021/22Increase 0.262 million
2022/23Increase 0.296 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
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Railways in the Portsmouth area
Legend
Portsmouth Direct Line
to London Waterloo via Guildford
West Coastway Line
to Brighton & London Victoria
West Coastway Line
to Southampton Central
Portchester
Havant
M27
Bedhampton
Cosham
A3(M)
Farlington Halt
A27
Portsbridge Creek
HMNB Portsmouth
Admiralty Line
Hilsea
Portsmouth & Southsea
Fratton
Portsmouth Harbour
Southsea Railway 1885–1914
Jessie Road Bridge Halt
Albert Road Bridge Halt
East Southsea

Portchester railway station serves the village of Portchester in Hampshire, England, 87 miles 35 chains (87.44 miles, 140.72 km) from London Waterloo. It was first opened by the LSWR in 1848 on their line from Fareham to Portsmouth.

Services

South Western Railway and Southern operate regular services at Portchester using Class 377, 444 and 450 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[1]

Great Western Railway also serve the station with a single early morning service to Gloucester which is operated using Class 165 and 166 DMUs.

On Sundays, the service between London Victoria and Southampton Central does not run.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern
  South Western Railway
 
Great Western Railway
Limited Service

Gallery

  • Entrance to Platform 2 (towards Portsmouth)
    Entrance to Platform 2 (towards Portsmouth)
  • Down platform from footbridge
    Down platform from footbridge
  • Looking east
    Looking east
  • From foot bridge
    From foot bridge
  • A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Portchester railway station
    A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Portchester railway station

References

  1. ^ Table 158, 165, 186 National Rail timetable, May 2020

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portchester railway station.
  • Train times and station information for Portchester railway station from National Rail

50°50′56″N 1°07′30″W / 50.84889°N 1.12500°W / 50.84889; -1.12500

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Railway stations in Hampshire
Exeter to London
Weymouth to London
Portsmouth to London
Alton to London
Brockenhurst to Lymington
Cardiff to Portsmouth
Southampton to Brighton
Eastleigh to Fareham
Southampton to Salisbury
via Chandler's Ford
Basingstoke to Reading
Gatwick Airport to Reading
Heritage railways
Watercress Line
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Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes
Southern routes serving this station
Mainline West
Coastway West
Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.