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, 2022. Two trains for Portsmouth can be seen calling.

The main station buildings in Selbourne Terrace, Fratton.

Fratton train wash, the former site of the Southsea Railway island platform

Fratton station pedestrian footbridge in Goldsmith Avenue.

Portsea Island

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Portsea Island is a flat and low-lying natural island 24.5 square kilometres in area, just off the southern coast of Hampshire in England. Portsea Island contains the majority of the city of Portsmouth.

Portsea Island from the west (north to the left), from the air (beneath neighbouring Hayling Island)

Portsea Island (left), separated from the mainland (right) by the narrow, tidal Portsea Creek

The Common-Hard, Portsmouth, 1834. The Victory in harbour

View of Portsmouth and Portsea Island from Portsdown Hill, UK