Dorchester West railway station
Dorchester West railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town of Dorchester in Dorset, England. The station is managed by Great Western Railway. The station is located on the Heart of Wessex Line between Castle Cary and Weymouth, 161.63 miles (260.12 kilometres) from the zero point at London Paddington (measured via Swindon and Westbury), and is at the southern end of a single track section from Maiden Newton. The line becomes double at the station and remains so to just before nearby Dorchester Junction, where the line joins the South West Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth.
Dorchester West | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Dorchester, Dorset England |
| Coordinates | 50.711°N 2.443°W |
| Grid reference | SY688902 |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DCW |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1857 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 0.151 million |
| Interchange | 48 |
| 2019/20 | 93,662 |
| Interchange | 48 |
| 2020/21 | 22,134 |
| Interchange | 3 |
| 2021/22 | 66,992 |
| Interchange | 23 |
| 2022/23 | 82,196 |
| Interchange | 43 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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