Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Portchester had 295,682 entries and exits, making it the 1,025th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 440th busiest (out of 997), with 763 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 810.09 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 7.45 passengers per service, giving it the 1,084th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 85,378
Reduced price entries & exits: 179,658
Season ticket entries & exits: 30,646
Total entries & exits: 295,682
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+33,352 : 12.71%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
1 - Up | 123 | 447 | |
2 - Down | 125 | 454 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
301 | Brighton & Littlehampton - Chichester - Portsmouth & Southampton | Oct24 |
303 | Southampton, Portsmouth, Bognor & Barnham - Horsham & London | Oct24 |
311 | Portsmouth - Fareham - Southampton | Oct24 |
312 | Portsmouth & Fareham - Eastleigh & London | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +114,045 (+62.79%)
Reasons for change:
2016-17 Southern industrial action and timetable changes
Location Details
Location: Portchester
CRS: PTC / NLC: 5928 / TIPLOC(S): PCHESTR
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 461717 105846
Constituency: Fareham
Local Authority: Hampshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: SDP2 87m 35ch
CRS: PTC / NLC: 5928 / TIPLOC(S): PCHESTR
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 461717 105846
Constituency: Fareham
Local Authority: Hampshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: SDP2 87m 35ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Portchester during 2022/2023:
•Portsmouth and Southsea (19,625 journeys)
•Fratton (17,200 journeys)
•Fareham (12,701 journeys)
•Southampton Central (12,633 journeys)
•Portsmouth Harbour (10,532 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Portsmouth and Southsea (19,625 journeys)
•Fratton (17,200 journeys)
•Fareham (12,701 journeys)
•Southampton Central (12,633 journeys)
•Portsmouth Harbour (10,532 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.