Portchester railway station
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Location | Portchester, Fareham England |
Grid reference | SU617058 |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | PTC |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Opened | 1 October 1848 |
Original company | London and South Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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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.
Services[]
South Western Railway and Southern operate regular services at Portchester using Class 377, 444 and 450 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[1]
- 1 tph to London Waterloo via Basingstoke
- 1 tph to London Victoria via Horsham
- 2 tph to Southampton Central
- 2 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea of which 1 continues to Portsmouth Harbour
Great Western Railway also serve the station with a single early morning service to Gloucester which is operated using Class 165 and 166 DMUs.
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South Western Railway West Coastway Line
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Great Western Railway West Coastway Line Limited Service |
Gallery[]
Entrance to Platform 2 (towards Portsmouth)
Down platform from footbridge
Looking east
From foot bridge
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Portchester railway station
References[]
- ^ Table 158, 165, 186 National Rail timetable, May 2020
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portchester railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Portchester railway station from National Rail
Categories:
- Railway stations in Hampshire
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848
- Railway stations served by Southern
- Railway stations served by South Western Railway