Portsmouth and Southsea railway station

Portsmouth and Southsea 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 Fratton, with 304 trains a day.

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Portsmouth and Southsea is the nearest station for postcodes in PO1, PO5. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Portsmouth and Southsea

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Fratton	304	312	256
Portsmouth Harbour	223	215	221
Hilsea	194	182	68
Havant	192	204	159
London Waterloo	122	131	87
Woking	118	131	89
Fareham	112	108	97
Barnham	102	102	93
Chichester	102	102	93
Cosham	98	101	90
Guildford	89	101	66
Haslemere	89	101	66
Petersfield	89	101	66
Godalming	88	100	66
Portchester	77	72	70
Emsworth	74	74	93
Southbourne	73	74	93
Southampton Central	71	72	58
Horsham	63	65	14
Clapham Junction	55	74	117
Bedhampton	53	46	65
Farncombe	52	70	34
Liphook	50	38	34
Liss	50	38	34
Bosham	47	39	33
Fishbourne	47	39	32
Nutbourne	46	39	32
Rowlands Castle	45	38	34
Warblington	45	39	32
Eastleigh	42	38	36
Botley	41	36	36
Hedge End	41	36	36
Winchester	37	34	23
Basingstoke	36	33	23
Bitterne	36	36	31
Bursledon	36	36	34
Hamble	36	36	34
Netley	36	36	34
St Denys	36	36	31
Sholing	36	36	34

and 70 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Portsmouth and Southsea is

1,585,586 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 346th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 26,477 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Portsmouth and Southsea and Havant than any other pair: 150,862 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.

Changing from 17 February 2027

From 17 February 2027, Portsmouth and Southsea loses 2 including Stapleton Road, Lawrence Hill.

Nearest other stations

Fratton 0.8 miles
Portsmouth Harbour 0.8 miles
Hilsea 2.5 miles
Cosham 3.2 miles
Portchester 3.8 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Portsmouth and Southsea, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Jessie Road Bridge Halt · 1.0 miles
Albert Road Bridge Halt · 1.2 miles
East Southsea · 1.3 miles
Gosport · 1.7 miles
Gosport Road and Alverstoke · 2.2 miles
Fort Brockhurst · 3.0 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.