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.