Portsmouth Harbour railway station

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: 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.

History
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's Waterloo station. It was damaged during World War II by German bombs, then repaired.

Services
The station is served by a number of train operators. South West Trains operate services to London Waterloo via the Portsmouth Direct Line (via Guildford) and also 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 and London Victoria. Also, First Great Western operate trains via Southampton, Salisbury and Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central, via the Wessex Main Line.

The ferry from Portsmouth Harbour Station to Ryde on the Isle of Wight is operated by Wightlink. National Rail tickets between the Isle of Wight and stations on Great Britain include travel on the ferry.

The trains are as follows:
 * Southern
 * 1tph to London Victoria
 * 1tph to Brighton (East Sussex)
 * First Great Western
 * 1tph to Cardiff Central via Bristol Temple Meads
 * South West Trains
 * 3tph to London Waterloo

Previous services
The station was once served by Virgin Trains as part of their Cross Country Route with services to and from the north. However this service ceased around 2002 when the Class 220 Voyagers and Class 221 Super Voyagers were introduced.

The station was also served by Wessex Trains with one train a day to and from Penzance, as well as the services that are now run by their successor First Great Western.