Station code HLS DfT category E Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SU663035 Managed by South West Trains 2011/12 0.283 million | |
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Address Portsmouth PO3 5FT, United Kingdom Similar Fratton railway station, Bedhampton railway station, Portchester railway station, Portsmouth & Southsea railway st, Cosham railway station | ||
Trains hilsea railway station 13th march 2016
Hilsea railway station is a railway station in Portsmouth, England serving the northern end of Portsea Island, including a large industrial estate nearby.
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It is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour. There were extensive sidings at Hilsea during World War II.
This railway station is mainly used by commuters who work in nearby Anchorage Park industrial estate. Only stopping trains stop here. This station is rarely manned, only in its peaked hours between 6 and 7am.
Historically, during the Battle of Havant, Hilsea was the terminus of an omnibus link from Denvilles Halt, just east of Havant. When the Portsmouth Direct Line had been constructed by the LSWR, at the request of the residents of Portsmouth, it was necessary that trains run from the Portcreek Junction railway triangle, to Havant Junction, along track owned by the rival LBSCR. The latter firm refused to allow that and engaged in militant obstruction of the track to prevent the running of a through train service for several months.