Thornford railway station
Thornford  | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Thornford, Dorset England |
| Coordinates | 50°54′39″N 2°34′45″W / 50.9107°N 2.5792°W |
| Grid reference | ST593125 |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | THO |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 23 March 1936 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  3,498 |
| Interchange | 7 |
| 2019/20 |  2,744 |
| Interchange | 4 |
| 2020/21 | 618 |
| Interchange | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 2,366 |
| Interchange | 6 |
| 2022/23 | 2,916 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Thornford railway station serves the village of Thornford, in Dorset, England. It is approximately 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) to the south of Yeovil, and 144.35 miles (232.31 kilometres) from the zero point at London Paddington (measured via Swindon and Westbury).[1] It is managed by Great Western Railway and is served by trains on the Heart of Wessex Line between Bristol Temple Meads and Weymouth.
History[edit]
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 23 March 1936[2] as Thornford Bridge Halt. It was renamed Thornford Bridge in 1969 and became Thornford in 1974 [3]
Facilities[edit]
Thornford only has the most basic facilities, being a small waiting area, a help point, bike racks and some information boards including timetable posters.[4]
Services[edit]
Great Western Railway operate services between Gloucester and Weymouth via Bristol Temple Meads.[5] South Western Railway runs additional services on Summer Saturdays between Weymouth and Yeovil Junction operating from late May to early September.[6] This is a request stop so passengers must signal clearly to the driver if they wish to board the train.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeovil Pen Mill | Great Western Railway Heart of Wessex Line |
Yetminster | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Jacobs, Gerald (2005). Railway Track Diagrams, Book 3: Western. Bradford-on-Avon: Trackmaps. pp. 18A.
- ^ "Thornford". Dorset Stations. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 441
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ 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.