Portchester railway station
Portchester railway station is situated to the east of Fareham in Hampshire, England, 87 miles 35 chains (140.72 km) from London Waterloo. It was first opened by the LSWR in 1848 on their line from Fareham to Portsmouth.
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| Location | |
| Place | Portchester |
| Local authority | Fareham |
| Grid reference | SU617058 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PTC |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1 October 1848 |
| Original company | London and South Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Portchester from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Services
Portchester station is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton. It is now served by South Western Railway and has services to Portsmouth Harbour, Southampton and London Waterloo. Southern run two trains an hour, one each way through the station, going to Southampton and London Victoria.
The typical off-peak service is:
- South Western Railway
- 1tph (train per hour) to London Waterloo
- 1tph to Southampton Central
- 2tph to Portsmouth & Southsea with 1 tph continuing to Portsmouth Harbour
A roughly half-hourly service exists with South Western Railway to Fareham, Cosham, Hilsea, Fratton & Portsmouth & Southsea
- Southern
- 1tph to London Victoria
- 1tph to Southampton Central
| Preceding station | |
Following station | ||
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| Fareham | Southern West Coastway Line |
Cosham | ||
| South Western Railway West Coastway Line |
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Gallery
Entrance to Platform 2 (towards Portsmouth)
Down platform from footbridge
Looking east
Main building, looking southeast
From foot bridge
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Portchester railway station
External links
- Train times and station information for Portchester railway station from National Rail
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