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 | ||||
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The station, which is managed by South Western Railway, has ticket barriers in operation.