Station code PMH DfT category C1 Opened 1876 | Grid reference SU629000 Managed by South West Trains 2011/12 1.852 million Number of platforms 5 (4 in use) | |
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Address Portsmouth, United Kingdom Similar Portsmouth & Southsea railway st, Fratton railway station, Southampton Central railway st, Cosham railway station, Havant railway station | ||
Portsmouth harbour railway station
Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a railway station in Portsmouth, England. It is situated beside Gunwharf Quays in the city's harbour, and is an important transport terminal, with a bus interchange and ferry services to Gosport and the Isle of Wight. The station currently has four platforms in use: numbered 1, 3, 4 and 5. It is managed by South West Trains. Platform 2 is no longer in use.
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The station is built on a pier made of wood, between the Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and the Historic Dockyard.
History
The station opened in 1876 as the terminus of Chief Engineers Frederick Banister's Portsmouth Waterside Extension to the Portsmouth Direct Line, which runs between this station and London Waterloo station. It was damaged during World War II by German bombs, then repaired.
Accidents and incidents
Services
The station is served by a number of train operators. South West Trains operate two services to London Waterloo on the Portsmouth Direct Line (via Guildford) and the other route to London Waterloo is via Fareham, Winchester and Basingstoke. They also operate local trains to Southampton Central.
There are train services along the West Coastway route, operated by Southern to Brighton, Littlehampton, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon and London Victoria. Also, Great Western Railway operate trains via Southampton, Salisbury and Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central, via the Wessex Main Line.
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 trains are as follows:
Previous services
The station was once served by Virgin Trains as part of their Cross Country Route with services to and from Liverpool and Manchester, using an InterCity 125 set. However this service ceased around 2002 when the Class 220 Voyagers and Class 221 Super Voyagers were introduced.
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 their successor First Great Western.