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.
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| 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 | |||||
| 2019/20 |  2,744 | ||||
| Interchange | 4 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 618 | ||||
| Interchange | 1 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  2,366 | ||||
| Interchange | 6 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 2,916 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 3,340 | ||||
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History
editThe 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
editThornford 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
editGreat 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 | ||
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| 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.