Portchester railway station
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Railway station in Hampshire, England
This article is about a railway station in England. For Port Chester station in New York, see Port Chester station.
Portchester | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Portchester, Fareham England | ||||
Grid reference | SU617058 | ||||
Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | PTC | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 October 1848 | ||||
Original company | London and South Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | Decrease 0.342 million | ||||
2020/21 | Decrease 98,202 | ||||
2021/22 | Increase 0.262 million | ||||
2022/23 | Increase 0.296 million | ||||
2023/24 | Increase 0.332 million | ||||
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Railways in the Portsmouth area | ||||
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Portchester | Havant | |||
Bedhampton | ||||
Cosham | ||||
Farlington Halt | ||||
Hilsea | ||||
Portsmouth & Southsea | Fratton | |||
Portsmouth Harbour | Southsea Railway 1885–1914
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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
[edit ]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]
*1tph to London Victoria via Horsham
- 1 tph to London Waterloo via Basingstoke
- 1 tph to Brighton via Worthing
- 2 tph to Southampton Central
- 2 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea of which 1 continues to Portsmouth Harbour
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 Brighton and Southampton Central does not call at Portchester.
Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southern | ||||
South Western Railway |
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Great Western Railway Limited Service |
Gallery
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Entrance to Platform 2 (towards Portsmouth)
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Down platform from footbridge
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Looking east
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From foot bridge
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A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Portchester railway station
References
[edit ]- ^ Table 158, 165, 186 National Rail timetable, May 2020
External links
[edit ]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
Categories:
- Railway stations in Hampshire
- DfT Category E stations
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848
- Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway
- Railway stations served by South Western Railway
- Railway stations served by Great Western Railway