Weymouth railway station

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Weymouth
Location
Place Weymouth
Local authority Weymouth and Portland
Operations
Station code WEY
Managed by South West Trains
Platforms in use 3
Annual entry/exit 04/05 0.588 million **
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Weymouth railway station is a railway station serving the town of Weymouth in Dorset. The station is the terminus of both the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo and the Heart of Wessex Line from Bristol.

It is a relatively modern structure, having been rebuilt in 1986; in its final years, the old Weymouth station was clearly far too big for the modest traffic it was handling.

South West Trains operate services to/from London via Basingstoke, Southampton, Bournemouth and Poole. Services are operated almost exclusively by Wessex Electrics electric multiple units, which have been used on this line since they were introduced at the time when electrification was extended to Weymouth in 1988 though new Express Desiro units are becoming more common. There are occasional services operated by the new class 450 Suburban Desiro units.

First Great Western operate services to/from Bristol via Bath, Westbury and Yeovil. Some services originate from Westbury, with passengers having to change to reach Bristol. Services are operated by Class 150 or Class 153 diesel multiple units. For the past few years, on summer Saturdays, Class 31 locomotives and Mk.2 coaching stock have been hired from FM Rail to cater for extra passengers and holiday makers.

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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Upwey   South West Trains
London Waterloo-Weymouth		   Terminus
Upwey   First Great Western
Bristol-Weymouth		   Terminus


This station offers access to the South West Coast Path.
Distance to Coast Path ΒΌ mile
Next station anticlockwise Swanage 48 miles
Next station clockwise Exmouth 76 miles
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