Upwey railway station

Upwey railway station is a railway station serving the village of Upwey in Dorset, now a northern suburb of Weymouth. The station is situated on both the London Waterloo-Weymouth and the Bristol-Weymouth routes.

South West Trains operate services between London and Weymouth via Basingstoke, Southampton, Bournemouth and Poole. Services are operated almost exclusively by Wessex Electrics electric multiple units. There are occasional services operated by the new Desiro units.

First Great Western operate services between Bristol and Weymouth 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.

In the days of steam, a favourite excursion was from Weymouth to Upwey, and then on to tea at the Upwey Wishing Well by charabanc.

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Train times and station information for Upwey railway station from National Rail
Map and aerial photo of Upwey railway station from Multimap.com

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

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