Editing Southsea (section)

== Transport links ==
[[File:Solent Flyer hovercraft at Southsea, England.jpg|thumb|''Solent Flyer'' hovercraft leaving Southsea bound for [[Ryde]]]]
[[Hovertravel]] operates a regular hovercraft service to [[Ryde]] on the [[Isle of Wight]] from Southsea seafront. 

[[File:Havant & Portsmouth RJD 11.jpg|thumb|right|A 1910 [[Railway Clearing House]] map of lines around Portsmouth, showing the Southsea Railway]]
In 1898 a railway branch called the [[Southsea Railway]] was opened from platform 3 at [[Fratton railway station|Fratton Station]], terminating at East Southsea Station (near to The Strand). Two unstaffed halts were added at Albert Road and [[Jessie Road Bridge Halt railway station|Jessie Road/Devonshire Avenue]]. The line was not able to compete with the Portsmouth corporation tram services. It was closed in 1914 and never re-opened. The line itself and the station have since been demolished and replaced with houses. Southsea is now served by stations at [[Fratton railway station|Fratton]] and [[Portsmouth and Southsea railway station|Portsmouth and Southsea station]] and on to [[Portsmouth Harbour railway station|Portsmouth Harbour]] (also called The Hard), with regular trains to [[London Waterloo railway station|London Waterloo]] and [[London Victoria station|London Victoria]].

There is a Hayling Island Ferry service<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120405075030/http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-2181 Havant.gov.uk]{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> linking [[Eastney]] and Ferry Point, on [[Hayling Island]].