Portsmouth & Southsea railway station
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Portsmouth & Southsea railway station is a Grade II listed building[1] and the main railway station in the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. It is in the Landport area close to the Commercial Road shopping area. British Transport Police maintain a presence at the station. There is a taxi rank at the front of the building and regular local buses within five minutes' walking distance.
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General information | |
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Location | Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
Grid reference | SU641002 |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Platforms | 4 |
Other information | |
Station code | PMS |
Classification | DfT category C1 |
History | |
Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Pre-grouping | Portsmouth and Ryde Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
14 June 1847 | Opened as Portsmouth |
1866 | Reopened after rebuild |
2 October 1876 | Renamed Portsmouth Town |
1925 | Renamed Portsmouth & Southsea |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 2.053 million |
Interchange | 25,817 |
2019/20 | 1.990 million |
Interchange | 25,972 |
2020/21 | 0.528 million |
Interchange | 6,479 |
2021/22 | 1.422 million |
Interchange | 16,031 |
2022/23 | 1.707 million |
Interchange | 21,158 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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The station, which is managed by South Western Railway, has ticket barriers in operation.