Yeovil Pen Mill railway station
Yeovil Pen Mill  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Yeovil |
| Local authority | South Somerset |
| Coordinates | 50°56′40″N 2°36′48″W / 50.9445°N 2.6134°WCoordinates: 50°56′40″N 2°36′48″W / 50.9445°N 2.6134°W |
| Grid reference | ST570163 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | YVP |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 3 (facing 2 tracks) |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 0.127 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.132 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.129 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.133 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.137 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| 1854 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Yeovil Pen Mill from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Yeovil Pen Mill railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Yeovil, Somerset, England. The station is situated just under a mile to the east of the town centre.
The station is located 59.5 miles (96 km) south of Bristol Temple Meads, on the Heart of Wessex Line. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, with trains being operated by them and by South West Trains.
History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) as part of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth route on 2 February 1854. The GWR opened a locomotive depot at the station in September 1856, which operated until January 1959, when it was closed and the locomotives transferred to Yeovil Town depot.
Accidents and incidents
- On 8 August 1913, a train overran signals and was in a rear-end collision with a passenger train, killing two people.[1]
Services
Great Western Railway operate services between Gloucester and Weymouth via Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury.[2] South West Trains operate limited services between London Waterloo and Yeovil Junction.[3] Later this year, an additional service will run once on a Saturday between Weymouth and London Waterloo operating from late May to early September each year.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Castle Cary | Great Western Railway Heart of Wessex Line |
Thornford | ||
| Castle Cary or Terminus | South West Trains Heart of Wessex Line |
Yeovil Junction | ||
Other stations in Yeovil
The town is also served by Yeovil Junction railway station, on the West of England Main Line, and served by South West Trains. Whilst there is a rail connection between the two lines, there are relatively few passenger trains between the two stations. The two stations are just under two miles apart by road.
According to section E of the National Routeing Guide, passengers travelling to Yeovil Junction may not travel through Pen Mill and vice versa.[4]
References
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- ↑ Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4. Truro: Atlantic Books. p. 17. ISBN 0-906899-07-9.
- ↑ GB eNRT 2015-16 Edition, Table 123 (Network Rail)
- ↑ GB eNRT 2015-16 Edition, Table 160
- ↑ "Routeing Guide Easements" (PDF). Routeing Guide Data. Association of Train Operating Companies. 9 March 2015. p. 17, item 000031. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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