Dorchester South railway station
Railway station in Dorset, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dorchester South railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Dorchester in Dorset, England, the other one being Dorchester West. The station is on the South West Main Line. It is 135 miles 70 chains (218.7 km) down the line from London Waterloo[note 1] and is situated between Moreton and Upwey. The station is managed by South Western Railway, who operate all trains serving it.
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General information | |||||
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Location | Dorchester, Dorset England | ||||
Coordinates | 50.709°N 2.437°W / 50.709; -2.437 | ||||
Grid reference | SY692900 | ||||
Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | DCH | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Southampton and Dorchester Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 June 1847 (1847-06-01) | Terminus opened as Dorchester | ||||
1878 | Westbound through platform opened | ||||
26 September 1949 | Renamed Dorchester South | ||||
1970 | Eastbound through platform opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.421 million | ||||
Interchange | 415 | ||||
2019/20 | 0.451 million | ||||
Interchange | 384 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.107 million | ||||
Interchange | 111 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.323 million | ||||
Interchange | 343 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.396 million | ||||
Interchange | 405 | ||||
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