Portsmouth and Southsea train 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 303 trains a day.
See Portsmouth and Southsea on the map
Portsmouth and Southsea is the nearest station for postcodes in PO1, PO5. Check your own postcode.
- 110 direct destinations
- 346th busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 26 parking spaces
- 13 bus stops nearby
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 | 303 | 380 | 255 |
| Portsmouth Harbour | 222 | 278 | 221 |
| Hilsea | 193 | 244 | 67 |
| Havant | 191 | 271 | 159 |
| London Waterloo | 121 | 69 | 49 |
| Woking | 117 | 104 | 67 |
| Fareham | 112 | 109 | 96 |
| Barnham | 102 | 167 | 93 |
| Chichester | 102 | 167 | 93 |
| Cosham | 98 | 102 | 89 |
| Guildford | 88 | 103 | 66 |
| Haslemere | 88 | 103 | 66 |
| Petersfield | 88 | 103 | 66 |
| Godalming | 87 | 102 | 66 |
| Portchester | 77 | 73 | 69 |
| Emsworth | 74 | 139 | 93 |
| Southbourne | 73 | 139 | 93 |
| Southampton Central | 71 | 72 | 60 |
| Horsham | 63 | 63 | 14 |
| Clapham Junction | 54 | 166 | 80 |
| Bedhampton | 52 | 51 | 64 |
| Farncombe | 51 | 72 | 34 |
| Liphook | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Liss | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Bosham | 47 | 70 | 32 |
| Fishbourne | 47 | 70 | 31 |
| Nutbourne | 46 | 70 | 31 |
| Warblington | 45 | 70 | 31 |
| Rowlands Castle | 44 | 40 | 34 |
| Eastleigh | 42 | 39 | 36 |
| Botley | 41 | 37 | 36 |
| Hedge End | 41 | 37 | 36 |
| Winchester | 37 | 34 | 1 |
| Basingstoke | 36 | 33 | 1 |
| Bitterne | 36 | 36 | 33 |
| Bursledon | 36 | 36 | 33 |
| Hamble | 36 | 36 | 33 |
| Netley | 36 | 36 | 33 |
| St Denys | 36 | 36 | 33 |
| Sholing | 36 | 36 | 33 |
and 70 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Portsmouth and Southsea
Portsmouth and Southsea is on the West Coastway Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Portsmouth and Southsea station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Portsmouth and Southsea station in the week beginning 21 September 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 Portsmouth and Southsea station 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 24 March 2027
From 24 March 2027, Portsmouth and Southsea loses 2 destinations 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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Facilities at Portsmouth and Southsea station
Portsmouth and Southsea is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:40 to 20:30 · Saturday: 05:40 to 20:30 · Sunday: 06:40 to 20:40
Toilets · WiFi
Parking at Portsmouth and Southsea station
- Portsmouth & Southsea Car Park 26 spaces, 2 accessible
£1.80 an hour, £5.50 off-peak, £6.70 a day, £26.70 a week
Cycle parking: 114 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 7 September 2026.
Getting to Portsmouth and Southsea station
Portsmouth and Southsea station is in Portsmouth, South East, and is run by South Western Railway.
The nearest motorway junction is M275 J2 (Rudmore), 0.8 miles north.
13 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Civic Offices.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Portsmouth and Southsea 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