Yetminster railway station

Yetminster railway station serves the village of Yetminster in Dorset, England. The station is on the Heart of Wessex Line 23.25 miles (37 km) north of Weymouth.

Yetminster
Location
Place	Yetminster
Local authority	Dorset
Coordinates	50.8958°N 2.5738°W / 50.8958; -2.5738
Grid reference	ST597108
Operations
Station code	YET
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	7,064
2015/16	7,022
2016/17	7,190
2017/18	7,618
2018/19	7,698
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
1857	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 Yetminster from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Yetminster railway station is managed by Great Western Railway. 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 20 January 1857 as part of their Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth line.

Services

Great Western Railway operate services between Gloucester and Weymouth. South Western Railway run an additional service once on a Saturday between Weymouth and Yeovil Junction operating from late May to early September each year.[1]

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Thornford		Great Western Railway Heart of Wessex Line		Chetnole
		South Western Railway Yeovil Junction to Weymouth (Summer only)