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Hilsea Railway Station

HILSEA HLS | 5539
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Hilsea station is managed by South Western Railway and is located in Portsmouth within the South East area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 66,068 journeys were made between Hilsea and Fratton—that's 21% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Hilsea peaked during 2019-20 with 339,318 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 39% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 88% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Hilsea table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98145,602
1998-99131,812
1999-00144,240
2000-01161,889
2001-02168,232
2002-03181,602
2003-04 
2004-05222,760
2005-06241,185
2006-07227,958
2007-08236,440
2008-09280,332
2009-10264,924
2010-11284,488
2011-12283,710
2012-13287,638
2013-14309,556
2014-15325,254
2015-16324,842
2016-17305,126
2017-18313,256
2018-19338,306
2019-20339,318
2020-21133,086
2021-22276,738
2022-23298,074
2023-24310,608
2024-25