Not to be confused with Sports Mouth, which is a condition where every time you're asked something…read moreor talked to in general, you make sports metaphors which the vast majority of people find repulsive. Portsmouth is a pretty old and beautiful station, with the most gorgeous large red building, and a pedestrian plaza that is probably one of the prettiest stations in England, certainly that isn't in one of the major cities. It's the final terminus of a line that leads down to the water, and here they have a whole bunch of tracks and a lot of people using it too, and it's hard not to love such a gorgeous old station. The lovely city of Portsmouth in recent years and also the seaside Town Southsea which is a lot of memories from my past, are right here, and it's amazing. It has been the station for Portsmouth since 1847 and was originally just Portsmouth and then later Portsmouth Town, before in 1925 becoming Portsmouth and Southsea. You can get trains from here to Cardiff Bristol Brighton London and so on. And remember, promise to love this station in richer, in porth, in sickness and in health.

This station is on the mainline linking Portsmouth to London, Southampton, Cardiff, Brighton and…read moremany other places. The only station before it is Portsmouth Harbour. This is the station you need to get off at if you want to go shopping in Commercial Road or Cascades, or if you are going to Portsmouth Guildhall, the Civic Offices or the Courts. It is also the station for a lot of the University buildings. The station has upper and lower platforms and a lift is available for those who need it. The station has several windows in the ticket office and has ticket machines too. There are places to get food and drink, although they can be a bit expensive and you may be better off getting something from one of the shops in the nearby shopping centre.

Portsmouth Harbour is a terminus station. There are trains to London Waterloo / Victoria, Brighton…read more& Cardiff. The Wightlink Catamaran Terminal is linked to the station by a ramp off the main concourse. The Gosport Ferry is alongside. Next to the station is The Hard Interchange where local buses and National Express coaches depart from. Please do not use this station for the Continental Ferryport. Portsmouth & Southsea station is closer.

This train station is quite large but it is easy enough to find your way around. It is located next…read moreto Gunwharf Quays so is conveniently placed for shopping or visiting the historic dockyard. It must be noted that there are several train stations in Portsmouth so it is essential that you know which one you need to get off at. Not all of the trains go as far Portsmouth Harbour Station so it may be necessary to change at Portsmouth and Southsea station. This train station is located next to the main bus station, as well as the Gosport ferry and the FastCat which goes to the Isle of Wight. This makes it handy for onward travel. This station has good facilities such as booking office, cafe, shop and toilets.

Fratton is a station which serves the suburb of Fratton in Portsmouth, and also (as mentioned by…read moreothers) Portsmouth FC's nearby ground. History The station was opened in 1847 as part of an extension of the line from Brighton to Chichester known as the Chichester to Portsmouth Branch Railway, (which later also became part of the main line from London Waterloo via Guildford) and is the last station before Portsmouth and Southsea. Between 1885 and 1914 it was also the junction for the short-lived Southsea Railway, which ran to the seafront at Southsea. The station The station has three platforms, and is currently being refurbished (there is a temporary ticket office and toilet adjacent to the car park). When completed, the toilets, ticket office and small cafe will reopen, but there is no waiting room. Other facilities include racks for 66 cycles and a small car park with 15 spaces. There is a new footbridge with lifts at the eastern end of the platform, providing step-free access throughout. Services The station is served by frequent direct trains to London Waterloo, Southampton, Brighton and Bristol/Cardiff via Salisbury. It is one of the recommended stations for changing trains from the East Coastway line to Brighton to and from services to Bristol and Cardiff. It is used by approximately 1.5m passengers a year.

Fratton station - easy access to Fratton, The Bridge Centre, Asda and of course Fratton Park for…read morethe football. Fratton station get VERY busy on match days, they tend to open a side gate to keep supporters out of the way of the general traveller. This station is a good pickup point f your have visitors arriving, and since all trains stop here before they go to Portsmouth and Southsea/The Harbour, it can shorten peoples journeys a little. There are usually taxis in a rank waiting outside the main building for easy transport once off the train too.

If you Havant been to Havant then maybe it's time to come. So to speak…read more This is a little and wide station with a track running right through the middle so trains don't have to stop if they don't want to, and it has overhanging stuff on both sides of the platform, and it mainly serves as a changing point if you want to get to Portsmouth or Southampton and aren't on a train to one of those places. So it's a cute little station and it does a good job, but it feels pretty secluded and separated because of how wide the tracks are between the two tiny platforms.

If you don't wanna Reagan someone, but also don't wanna Trump them, why not Bushem? That has…read morenothing to do with this and Republicans have a lot of blood on their hands. A lot. This is just a tiny village in West Sussex that only has buildings on one side of the platform, a station that looks like somebody's house with a little awning hanging over the platform, and it's super cute and nice, but it's tiny and 31 miles away from Brighton. It has a level crossing right on one end of the platform and it's a cute little town that's pretty typical of a lot of these stations in this part of the country.

The pretty little station at Bosham serves the historic village of the same name a mile and a half…read moreto the south. Opened in 1847 on the line from Chichester to Portsmouth, the building was rebuilt in 1902 in an attractive country vernacular style. It still houses the ticket office, open Monday to Fridays. There is also a small car park and covered cycle racks. There is step free access to both platforms - access between them is via the level crossing (there is also a footbridge). Train services are operated by Southern, and the basic off-peak service is one train an hour on the Littlehampton to Portsmouth stopping service, although there are through trains to and from London in the peaks and weekday evenings.

Not to be confused with Mitt Romsey, who is not related to Mitt Romney. And even if he was, I…read morewouldn't give a mitt. So this is a little old station in Romsey, which is on the line from Waterloo into Southampton, and it's a listed beautiful old building with a very unique and very attractive design. It feels like a tiny little town station, but with a truly grand building and style, and is definitely one of the nicer stations you'll find in this part of the country.

The historic town of Romsey has a well-preserved and well maintained traditional railway station on…read morethe line from Salisbury to Southampton. It is used by over 330,000 passengers a year. The station opened in 1847 on the line from Southampton to Salisbury (via Eastleigh). In 1865 the route from Andover to Southampton via Romsey and Redbridge opened, making Romsey a junction; also known as the Sprat and Winkle Line, it closed between Andover and Romsey in 1965, but the southern section from Romsey to Redbridge (on the Southampton-Bournemouth line) remained to form the main Salisbury to Southampton line. The Eastleigh to Romsey line closed to passengers in 1967 but reopened in 2003, making Romsey a junction station once more. It is served by the Cardiff/Bristol to Portsmouth service (roughly hourly, half-hourly at peak times) and the Salisbury-Romsey-Southampton-Chandler's Ford-Romsey service, which provides an hourly service in all directions (and thus provides two trains and hour to Southampton, one direct, and one via Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh and Southampton Airport). Facilities include a ticket office (open part time), ticket machines, toilets, waiting rooms, covered bicycle storage, a small cafe (open part-time) and a small car park.

Not to be confused with Cheech-Chesthair, which is Cheech from Cheech and Chong, and a commentary…read moreon how fucking hairy he is. Chichester has a large station, situated 28 miles from Brighton, and as you would imagine it is right on the way to Southampton. It's dark because it's pretty much closed in and unusual, and only has two platforms but feels larger than it is, despite having a big road coming right across it at one end, which is a level crossing. It has a greenish blue bridge over it which looks pretty like me and Barbi, and is a cute little enclosed station for this lovely little town.

Chichester Railway station is a major stop between Worthing and Portsmouth and Southampton on the…read more'West Coastway' line, and serves the busy Cathedral town with its historic attractions, University and regular commuters. The station opened in 1847 as part of the line from Brighton to Portsmouth and Southampton. Rebuilt in the 1960s, it now has substantial buildings on both platforms, augmented recently by the addition of covered cycle racks and a new taxi rank. At one end of the platforms is a busy level crossing, with a footbridge to allow pedestrians to cross when the barriers are down. Services include a buffet, a cash-point and disabled toilets. There is level access to each platform, though between the two platforms level access is only available via the level crossing. All services stop here, including regular direct trains to London, Brighton, Gatwick Airport, Portsmouth and Southampton, and less frequent trains to Salisbury, Bristol and Cardiff. In the weekday off-peak there are five departures an hour in each direction.

I hope my review of Angmering isn't Angering you…read more This is not too far from Brighton, about 15 miles away in the countryside, and it's right next to a secondary school so Aletta (not Aletta but I'm in love with Aletta so)... a lot of... students use it to get to their little country houses and whatnot. How nice it must be to be middle class or rich in the suburbs of Sussex. Looking at you, Keane. It's a cute little station in the middle of nowhere with a nice dark brown house with a couple of chimneys on top of it. There's a level crossing right at the station which adds to the beauty for a nice element.

Angmering is a small station situated on the outskirts of Littlehampton, serving the suburb of East…read morePreston and the pretty village of Angmering to the north. It is on the 'West Coastway' line between Brighton and Chichester. The station was opened on 16 March 1846 when the London, Brighton & South Coast railway line was extended from Worthing to Ford Junction, before its extension onwards to Chichester. The present building was built in the 1860s. The station has a traditional but rather plain brick-built building with a generous awning on the eastbound platform (to Brighton/London). Facilities include a staffed ticket office, ticket machine, and a privately-run food outlet selling sandwiches, snacks, confectionery and hot and cold drinks. (NB No toilets). There's a decent sized car-park with two disabled parking bays, and cycle racks behind the building and also on the westbound platform. There's a privately run taxi-office just behind the main station building as well. There is level access to both platforms, via the road level crossing at the west end of the station. Off-peak, it's served by the half-hourly London-Littlehampton service, as well as the hourly Brighton-Portsmouth and Brighton-Southampton services. In the evenings there are also some local Littlehampton to Brighton all-stations services.