Fratton train station
Fratton is a major interchange: 110 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Portsmouth and Southsea, with 301 trains a day.
Fratton is the nearest station for postcodes in PO4, PO11. Check your own postcode.
- 110 direct destinations
- 279th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 66 parking spaces
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Fratton
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth and Southsea | 301 | 311 | 233 |
| Portsmouth Harbour | 220 | 215 | 197 |
| Hilsea | 195 | 181 | 70 |
| Havant | 192 | 203 | 135 |
| London Waterloo | 122 | 130 | 23 |
| Woking | 118 | 130 | 23 |
| Fareham | 114 | 108 | 98 |
| Barnham | 102 | 102 | 67 |
| Chichester | 102 | 102 | 67 |
| Cosham | 100 | 101 | 91 |
| Guildford | 89 | 100 | 0 |
| Haslemere | 89 | 100 | 68 |
| Petersfield | 89 | 100 | 68 |
| Godalming | 88 | 99 | 0 |
| Portchester | 79 | 72 | 70 |
| Emsworth | 74 | 74 | 67 |
| Southbourne | 73 | 74 | 67 |
| Southampton Central | 72 | 72 | 62 |
| Horsham | 63 | 65 | 14 |
| Clapham Junction | 55 | 73 | 38 |
| Bedhampton | 53 | 45 | 66 |
| Farncombe | 52 | 69 | 0 |
| Liphook | 50 | 37 | 36 |
| Liss | 50 | 37 | 36 |
| Bosham | 47 | 39 | 34 |
| Fishbourne | 47 | 39 | 31 |
| Nutbourne | 46 | 39 | 33 |
| Rowlands Castle | 45 | 37 | 36 |
| Warblington | 45 | 39 | 31 |
| Eastleigh | 43 | 38 | 35 |
| Botley | 42 | 36 | 35 |
| Hedge End | 42 | 36 | 35 |
| Winchester | 37 | 34 | 23 |
| Bradford-on-Avon | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Basingstoke | 36 | 33 | 23 |
| Bitterne | 36 | 36 | 34 |
| Bath Spa | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Bursledon | 36 | 36 | 34 |
| Hamble | 36 | 36 | 34 |
and 70 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Fratton
Fratton is on the West Coastway Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Fratton station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Fratton station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Fratton station is
2,080,340 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 279th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 80,911 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Fratton and London Waterloo than any other pair: 316,540 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 71 stations instead of 110, a drop of about 35%. Saturday runs to 87.
Changing from 14 April 2027
From 14 April 2027, Fratton loses 2 destinations including Stapleton Road, Lawrence Hill.
Nearest other stations
- Portsmouth and Southsea 0.8 miles
- Portsmouth Harbour 1.6 miles
- Hilsea 2.3 miles
- Cosham 3.1 miles
- Portchester 4.3 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Fratton, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Jessie Road Bridge Halt · 0.3 miles
- Albert Road Bridge Halt · 0.6 miles
- East Southsea · 1.1 miles
- Gosport · 2.5 miles
- Gosport Road and Alverstoke · 2.9 miles
- Farlington Halt · 3.1 miles
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Facilities at Fratton station
Fratton is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:55 to 19:40 · Saturday: 05:55 to 19:40 · Sunday: 09:10 to 18:40
Toilets · WiFi
Parking at Fratton station
- Fratton Car Park 66 spaces, 2 accessible
£1.40 an hour, £4.30 off-peak, £8.60 a day, £34.30 a week
Cycle parking: 110 spaces (sheltered, compounds).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 24 August 2026.
Getting to Fratton station
Fratton station is in Portsmouth, South East, and is run by South Western Railway.
The nearest motorway junction is M275 J2 (Rudmore), 1.1 miles north-west.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Talbot Road.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Fratton station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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