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Chetnole railway station

Chetnole railway station

Railway station in Dorset, England

Chetnole railway station is a small rural station serving the village of Chetnole, Dorset, England. The station is on the Heart of Wessex Line 21¼ miles (34 km) north of Weymouth towards Westbury, and 147.5 miles (237.4 kilometres) from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Swindon and Westbury.[1]

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View from the platform of Chetnole Station, looking northbound towards Yeovil

History

The station was opened on 11 September 1933,[2] being originally built of timber. This was replaced by a concrete structure, believed to be in the 1960s.[by whom?] The line was converted to a single track in 1968.[citation needed]

Facilities

Chetnole only has the most basic facilities, being a small waiting area (including a payphone),[3] a help point, bike racks and some information boards including timetable posters. There is no step-free access.[4]

Services

Great Western Railway operate services between Gloucester and Weymouth via Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury (8 per day each way on weekdays and Saturdays, 3-5 each way on Sundays depending on the time of year). South Western Railway used to run additional services between Weymouth and Yeovil Junction on Summer Saturdays.[5] The station is a request stop, meaning passengers wishing to board a train need to signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches.

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References

  1. [1]
    Jacobs, Gerald (2005). Railway Track Diagrams, Book 3: Western. Bradford-on-Avon: Trackmaps. pp. 18A.
  2. [2]
    "Chetnole". Dorset Stations. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    Marshall, Geoff. "Chetnole - Least Used Station in Dorset". youtube.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. [4]
    "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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