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General information | |||||
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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Railways in the Portsmouth area |
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Portchester railway station serves the village of Portchester in Hampshire, England, 87 miles 35 chains (87.44 miles, 140.72 km) from London Waterloo. It was first opened by the LSWR in 1848 on their line from Fareham to Portsmouth.
Services
[edit]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 Brighton
- 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.
On Sundays, the service between London Victoria and Southampton Central does not run.
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Great Western Railway Limited Service |
Gallery
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Entrance to Platform 2 (towards Portsmouth)
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Down platform from footbridge
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Looking east
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From foot bridge
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A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Portchester railway station
References
[edit]- ^ Table 158, 165, 186 National Rail timetable, May 2020
External links
[edit]- Train times and station information for Portchester railway station from National Rail