Yetminster railway station

Yetminster National Rail
Location
Place Yetminster
Local authority West Dorset
Coordinates 50°53′45″N 2°34′26″W / 50.8958°N 2.5738°W / 50.8958; -2.5738Coordinates: 50°53′45″N 2°34′26″W / 50.8958°N 2.5738°W / 50.8958; -2.5738
Grid reference ST597108
Operations
Station code YET
Managed by Great Western Railway
Number of platforms 1
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11 Increase 7,306
2011/12 Increase 7,404
2012/13 Decrease 6,552
2013/14 Increase 7,188
2014/15 Decrease 7,064
History
Original company Great Western Railway
1857 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 Yetminster from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Yetminster railway station serves the village of Yetminster in Dorset, England. The station is on the Heart of Wessex Line 23.25 miles (37 km) north of Weymouth.

Yetminster railway station is managed by Great Western Railway. This is a request stop so passengers must signal clearly to the driver if they wish to board the train.

History

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 20 January 1857 as part of their Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth line.

Services

Great Western Railway operate services between Gloucester and Weymouth. Later this year, an additional service will run once on a Saturday between Weymouth and Yeovil Junction operating from late May to early September each year.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Thornford   Great Western Railway
Heart of Wessex Line
  Chetnole
Thornford   South West Trains
Heart of Wessex Line
  Chetnole


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