Portchester railway station
This article is about a railway station in England. For Port Chester station in New York, see Port Chester (Metro-North station).
Portchester  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Portchester |
| Local authority | Fareham |
| Grid reference | SU617058 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PTC |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.269 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.281 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.270 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.278 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.319 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.318 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.366 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.373 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.364 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.390 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.394 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1 October 1848 |
| 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. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Railways in the Portsmouth area | |
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Legend
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Portchester railway station is situated to the east of Fareham in Hampshire, England. It was first opened by the LSWR in 1848 on their line from Fareham to Portsmouth.
Services
Portchester station is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton. It is now served by South West Trains and has services to Portsmouth Harbour, Southampton and London Waterloo. Southern run two trains an hour, one each way though the station, going to Southampton and Victoria.
The typical off-peak service is:
- South West Trains
- 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 serivice exists with South West Trains to Fareham, Cosham, Hilsea, Fratton & Portsmouth & Southsea
- Southern
- 1tph to London Victoria
- 1tph to Southampton Central
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Fareham | Southern West Coastway Line |
Cosham | ||
| South West Trains 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
Coordinates: 50°50′56″N 1°07′30″W / 50.84889°N 1.12500°W
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