Thornford railway station
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.
Thornford | |
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Location | |
Place | Thornford |
Local authority | Dorset |
Coordinates | 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* | |
2014/15 | |
2015/16 | |
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2018/19 | |
– Interchange | 7 |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
23 March 1936 | Opened |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
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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
Great Western Railway operate services between Gloucester and Weymouth via Bristol Temple Meads.[1] South Western Railway runs additional services on Summer Saturdays between Weymouth and Yeovil Junction operating from late May to early September.[2]
Preceding station | Following station | |||
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Yeovil Pen Mill | Great Western Railway Heart of Wessex Line |
Yetminster | ||
South Western Railway Yeovil Junction to Weymouth (Summer only) |
References
- Table 123 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- "Buy Cheap Train Tickets & Check Train Times | South Western Railway | The New Name For South West Trains". www.southwesternrailway.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.