Portsmouth & Southsea railway station

There is a taxi rank at the front of the building and regular local buses within five minutes' walking distance.

The present station was built in 1866[2] and was further extended via additional high level platforms to Portsmouth Harbour in 1876.

The line opened in 1857 and branched off from the west end of today's platform 1 and passed through the east side of Victoria Park, close to the rear of Stanhope Road, before crossing Bishop Crispian Way via a level crossing (the gates still exist) and entering the naval base at the Unicorn Gate.

Part of the station, specifically the 1980s canopy over high level platforms 1 and 2, is still in its original red Network SouthEast livery.

The Low terminal is located next to Ryde Esplanade, with a single price ticket for journeys via rail/hover/rail, similar to that provided by Wightlink from Portsmouth Harbour.

Aerial view of the station in 1946, showing seven platforms (now four) and to the south, the former location of the adjoining goods station which was closed in 1936 and relocated to Fratton.
View of the west end of high level platforms 2 (left) and 1 (right), located on an embankment
View of the 1980s British Rail era canopy over upper level platforms 1 & 2
Portsmouth & Southsea Low Level platforms 3 & 4, 2020
View of the surviving Admiralty Line level crossing gates on Edinburgh Road close to Victoria Park.
Station entrance
Overhead view of the station at dusk