General information | |||||
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Location | Chetnole, Dorset England | ||||
Coordinates | 50°51′59″N2°34′23″W / 50.8664°N 2.5730°W | ||||
Grid reference | ST597075 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | CNO | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
11 September 1933 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 3,090 | ||||
2019/20 | 2,720 | ||||
2020/21 | 460 | ||||
2021/22 | 1,768 | ||||
2022/23 | 2,048 | ||||
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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]
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 ]
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]
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.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Yetminster | Great Western Railway Heart of Wessex Line | Maiden Newton |
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