Portsmouth is located in the southern coast of England. The city is known to be the only city in United Kingdom and is located in the county of Hampshire. The city is commonly known by the nickname as Pompey.
The city is very densely populated with a total population of more than 5,00,000 as per the 2001 census.The city is known for its famous port which is controlled by the Royal Navy from many centuries There is a very old dock in the city which is considered to be the home of many ships and very famous center for all the trade activities.
The skyscrapers in the city is are known to be very famous and add pearls to the beauty of the city as it is very well located in the recently developed area known by the name Gunwharf Quays. The spinnaker tower is considered to the one of the newly built and famous tower in the city.
Portsmouth and Southsea Railway station is situated in Central Portsmouth in Hampshire county located in England. The railway station is located very near to the Commercial Road Shopping Complex.
The railway station is located in the Portsmouth Direct Line. which is laid between London and Portsmouth. There are many direct trains to Cardiff Central, Bristol Temple Meads, Southampton Central, London and many other cities of United Kingdom.
There are many trains such as South West Trains, First Great Western Trains, Virgin trains which serves the Portsmouth railway station on regular basis at different time intervals.
There is a facility of wheel chairs for physically challenged passengers, internet cyber cafe, authorized parking facility for vehicles outside the railway station, restaurants, first aid medical facility, waiting lounge for passengers, ticket reservation counter, tea and snacks stall.
There are number of railway station in Portsmouth, which are as follows:
- Portsmouth Harbour
- Portsmouth and Southsea
- Fratton
- Hilsea
- Cosham
There is a facility of taxi, which is available just outside the railway station and takes the passengers to their destinated places with comfort without taking any sort of excursion.
