Portsmouth Harbour railway station
Portsmouth Harbour 
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The station entrance (February 2014)
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| Location | |
| Place | Portsmouth |
| Local authority | Portsmouth |
| Grid reference | SU629000 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PMH |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 5 (4 in use) |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 1.852 million |
| 2012/13 |
 2.197 million |
| 2013/14 |
2.272 million |
| 2014/15 |
2.206 million |
| 2015/16 |
2.162 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 2 October 1876 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Portsmouth Harbour from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a railway station in Portsmouth, England. It is situated beside Gunwharf Quays in the city's harbour, and is an important transport terminal, with a bus interchange and ferry services to Gosport and the Isle of Wight. The station currently has four platforms in use: numbered 1, 3, 4 and 5. It is managed by South West Trains. Platform 2 is no longer in use.
The station is built on a pier made of wood, between the Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and the Historic Dockyard.
The station opened in 1876 as the terminus of Chief Engineers Frederick Banister's Portsmouth Waterside Extension to the Portsmouth Direct Line, which runs between this station and London Waterloo station. It was damaged during World War II by German bombs, then repaired.
The station is served by a number of train operators. South West Trains operate two services to London Waterloo on the Portsmouth Direct Line (via Guildford) and the other route to London Waterloo is via Fareham, Winchester and Basingstoke. They also operate local trains to Southampton Central.
There are train services along the West Coastway route, operated by Southern to Brighton, Littlehampton, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon and London Victoria. Also, Great Western Railway operate trains via Southampton, Salisbury and Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central, via the Wessex Main Line.
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