Cardiff–Portsmouth

Wales to the Solent the slow, lovely way: the Severn Tunnel, Bath’s crescents, Salisbury’s spire and the harbour at Portsmouth.

Stations

1. 0 kmCardiff Central
2. 19 kmNewport
3. 35 kmSevern Tunnel Junction
4. 54 kmFilton Abbey Wood
5. 61 kmBristol Temple Meads
6. 78 kmBath Spa
7. Show 7 more stations

   1. 94 kmBradford-on-Avon
   2. 99 kmTrowbridge
   3. 105 kmWestbury
   4. 113 kmWarminster
   5. 144 kmSalisbury
   6. 171 kmRomsey
   7. 184 kmSouthampton Central
8. 207 kmFareham
9. 217 kmCosham
10. 223 kmFratton
11. 224 kmPortsmouth and Southsea
12. 225 kmPortsmouth Harbour

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 167583 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 7 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of the scheduled train on this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Cardiff–Portsmouth?

The Cardiff–Portsmouth runs 230 km from Cardiff to Portsmouth. It runs through Wales and England.

How long does the Cardiff–Portsmouth take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h 25 min for the 230 km. That is an average of 67 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 145 km/h.

Who runs the Cardiff–Portsmouth?

GWR.

How old is the Cardiff–Portsmouth?

The line has been in service since 1841. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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