Fratton Railway Station

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Fratton railway station is a railway station in the city of Portsmouth, on Portsea Island in England. It was opened in the Fratton area of Portsmouth on 1 July 1885 as an interchange station between the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and the short-lived Southsea Railway branchline.

Fratton railway station and the Southsea Railway were jointly opened on 1 July 1885 by Lady Ada Mary Willis, wife of General Sir George Willis, the Lieutenant Governor of Portsmouth.

On 4 July 1905, Fratton railway station's name was changed to Fratton & Southsea to promote its Southsea Railway branchline link to the seaside resort of Southsea. After the Southsea Railway branchline was closed on 6 August 1914, the name of the station was eventually changed back to Fratton on 1 December 1921. The Southsea name was later reused in 1925 to rename Portsmouth's main Portsmouth Town station to Portsmouth & Southsea, as Portsmouth would be elevated from a town to city status in 1926.

One mile to the east of Fratton railway station is Fratton Park, built in 1899 as the home football ground of Portsmouth F.C. Fratton Park's naming was purposely influenced by its proximity to the convenient Fratton railway station, although the stadium is actually located in the Milton district of Portsmouth.

Today, Fratton station is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour.

Fratton is one of the four railway stations on Portsea Island. Due to its location as the last south-bound stop before the main Portsmouth & Southsea railway station, Fratton has been adopted in naval slang as a euphemism for the withdrawal method of contraception, "to get off at Fratton". However, despite Portsmouth & Southsea often being considered the principal station, Fratton is, as of the 2022-23 data collection period, the busiest station in Portsmouth, with Portsmouth & Southsea placing at third place in usage within Portsmouth.

Source: Wikipedia

Station Facts

Annual Usage Figures

Year Entry/Exit Interchange
2018 488940 62392
2017 509994 60290
2016 280802 68617
2015 274084 75761
2014 267042 68238
2013 269106 67083
2012 276959 68516
2011 285029 58270
2010 271362 98763
2009 272601 95756
2008 262688 109474
2007 243770 47320

Location Data

  • Unitary Authority Ward (UTW): Milton
  • Unitary Authority: Portsmouth City Council
  • UK Parliament Constituency: Portsmouth South
  • European Region: South East

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Recent Crime Figures

Month Total Crime Antisocial BehaviourTheft from PersonBicycle TheftShopliftingRobberyBurglaryOther TheftVehicle CrimeDrugsWeaponsPublic OrderCriminal Damage & ArsonViolent CrimeOther Crime
November 2018 5 00400000001000
October 2018 6 00100030001010
September 2018 5 01200000001010
August 2018 6 01100000003010
July 2018 16 00900030002011
June 2018 7 00300000003100
May 2018 9 00400010004000
April 2018 8 00400010000201
March 2018 10 00500000003110
February 2018 4 00100020000010
January 2018 6 00200001000120
December 2017 8 00200030001020
November 2017 21 011010110001150
October 2017 14 00600020102120
September 2017 16 00800031003100
August 2017 10 01400020000120
July 2017 14 00600060001010
June 2017 7 00010020000130
May 2017 5 00400010000000
April 2017 7 00400020000100
March 2017 6 00201010000110
February 2017 2 00000000002000
January 2017 4 00100010000200
December 2016 7 01000030000120
November 2016 6 00200000002020
October 2016 4 00000010002010
September 2016 0 00000000000000
August 2016 14 01801010001020
July 2016 9 01500020001000
June 2016 4 00200000002000
May 2016 4 00300000000010
April 2016 16 011000130000100
January 2016 24 002000180002200
December 2015 9 00000000003330
November 2015 8 02200000004000
October 2015 3 00100010001000
September 2015 14 02600040002000
August 2015 5 00000000003020
July 2015 9 00700010001000
June 2015 4 11100000001000
May 2015 2 00200000000000
April 2015 4 10100010000010
March 2015 5 00200010002000
February 2015 1 00100000000000
January 2015 3 10100000000010
December 2014 5 10100020000100
November 2014 3 00100010000100
October 2014 6 10100020100010
September 2014 3 10200000000000
August 2014 4 10100000000020
July 2014 3 10000010000010
June 2014 9 10300040001000
May 2014 5 00200020000100
April 2014 8 00400020002000
March 2014 6 00300020000010
February 2014 7 11110010000200
January 2014 1 00000000000010
December 2013 4 10100020000000
November 2013 2 00000010000100
October 2013 4 01200000001000
September 2013 5 00200010001010
August 2013 13 10300040004010
July 2013 11 00400010001320
June 2013 7 00310010001001
May 2013 5 01000000000130
April 2013 2 00000020000000
March 2013 5 00000030000110
February 2013 2 00000020000000
January 2013 4 10000010010100

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