Portsmouth Harbour railway station
General information | |
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Location | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
Grid reference | SU629000 |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Platforms | 5 (4 in use) |
Other information | |
Station code | PMH |
Classification | DfT category C1 |
History | |
Opened | 2 October 1876 |
Original company | Portsmouth and Ryde Joint Railway |
Pre-grouping | Portsmouth and Ryde Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 2.101 million |
Interchange | 0.188 million |
2019/20 | 2.036 million |
Interchange | 0.121 million |
2020/21 | 0.540 million |
Interchange | 14,576 |
2021/22 | 1.455 million |
Interchange | 41,024 |
2022/23 | 1.747 million |
Interchange | 12,920 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a
History
The station opened on the 2nd October 1876
The station was rebuilt in 1937 when the route was electrified but was almost totally destroyed during World War II by fire after German bombing, then rebuilt after the war.
A short branch line built on piles used to connect the station to the neighbouring dockyard, but this was taken out of service when a German bomb damaged the swing bridge in 1941.
Accidents and incidents
- c.1928, T9 class locomotive No. 337 was derailed on the approach to the station, blocking all lines.[4]
- 16th September 1913, Frederick Potter, worked as Shunter. Potter went between the coaches and the engine, he failed to couple them on the first try, as the nudge from the loco pushed the coaches forward slightly. During this, he got his foot caught in points. Before he could get free, the leading wheel of the tender caught and crushed his leg.[5]
Services
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The station is served by a number of train operators.
There are train services along the
The ferry from Portsmouth Harbour Station to Ryde on the Isle of Wight is operated by Wightlink. National Rail tickets between the Isle of Wight and stations on Great Britain include travel on the ferry.
The Monday-Saturday off peak rail service in trains per hour (tph) and trains per day (tpd) is as follows:
- Southern[6]
- Great Western Railway[7]
- 1tph to Bristol Temple Meads
- 1tph to
- South Western Railway[8]
- 2tph to London Waterloo via Guildford
- 1tph to London Waterloo via Basingstoke
- 1tpd to Southampton Central
- 2tph to
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Portsmouth & Southsea | Portsmouth Direct Line
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Terminus | ||
West Coastway Line
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West Coastway Line
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Ferry services | ||||
Terminus | Wightlink ferry |
Fishbourne | ||
Terminus | Wightlink high-speed catamaran |
Ryde Pier Head | ||
Terminus | Gosport Ferry Passenger ferry |
Gosport | ||
Connection to Portsmouth International Port for Brittany Ferries to France/Spain and Condor Ferries to the Channel Islands |
Former services
The station was served by
The station was also served by Wessex Trains with one train a day to and from Penzance, as well as the services that are now run by its successor Great Western Railway.
Future
With the award of the South West Region franchise to South Western Railway in 2017, Portsmouth City Council announced the intention to "spruce up" the station as part of a £90 Million investment by the new operating company. Potential improvements could include a direct walking route in to the Gunwharf Quays shopping complex.[10]
References
- ^ "From Platform 0 to Platform 9¾: The strange world of British Rail mathematics" Jefferson, Ed; City Metric website article 3 August 2016; Retrieved 23 May 2019
- ^ ISBN 9781445623832.
- ^ "Portsmouth Waterside Extension Railway". Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2006.
- ISBN 1-85170-2083.
- ^ Esbester, Mike (21 November 2022). "Work-caused disability: Frederick Potter, Portsmouth". Railway Work, Life & Death. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ Table 186 National Rail timetable, May 2019
- ^ Table 123 National Rail timetable, May 2019
- ^ Table 158 & 165 National Rail timetable, May 2019
- ^ Virgin Train's Pompey pull-out Rail issue 462 28 May 2003 page 14
- ^ "Portsmouth Harbour railway station targeted for improvements as part of £90m package". Portsmouth.co.uk. Portsmouth News. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
External links
- Train times and station information for Portsmouth Harbour railway station from National Rail