Thornford railway station
Thornford | |
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Location | |
Place | Thornford |
Local authority | West Dorset |
Coordinates | 50°54′39″N 2°34′45″W / 50.9107°N 2.5792°WCoordinates: 50°54′39″N 2°34′45″W / 50.9107°N 2.5792°W |
Grid reference | ST593125 |
Operations | |
Station code | THO |
Managed by | Great Western Railway |
Number of platforms | 1 |
DfT category | F2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2010/11 | 2,838 |
2011/12 | 2,832 |
2012/13 | 3,042 |
2013/14 | 2,708 |
2014/15 | 3,144 |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
23 March 1936 | Opened |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Thornford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Thornford railway station serves the village of Thornford, four miles to the south west of Sherborne in Dorset, England. It is managed by Great Western Railway and is served by trains on the Heart of Wessex Line between Bristol Temple Meads and Weymouth. This is a request stop so passengers must signal clearly to the driver if they wish to board the train.
History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 23 March 1936 as Thornford Bridge Halt. It was renamed in the 1960s to its present shorter name.
Services
This is a request stop so passengers must signal clearly to the driver if they wish to board the train. Great Western Railway operate services between Gloucester and Weymouth via Bristol Temple Meads.[1] South West Trains run an additional service once on a Saturday between Weymouth and Yeovil Junction operating from late May to early September each year.[2]
References
- ↑ Table 123 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- ↑ Table 160 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Yeovil Pen Mill | Great Western Railway Heart of Wessex Line |
Yetminster | ||
South West Trains Heart of Wessex Line (Saturdays Only) |