Dorchester West railway station

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Dorchester West
Location
Place	Dorchester
Local authority	West Dorset
Operations
Station code	DCW
Managed by	First Great Western
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	301
2005/06 *	236
History
Key dates	Opened 20 January 1857
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dorchester West from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Dorchester West railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town of Dorchester in Dorset.

The station is located on the Castle Cary-Weymouth "Heart of Wessex" line.

Contents 1 Services 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Services

The station is served by First Great Western. Services originate from either Westbury or Bristol Temple Meads and are operated by Class 150 or Class 153 diesel multiple units. During the summer, some weekend trains are operated by Class 31 and Mk. 2 coaching stock hired from FM Rail.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Maiden Newton		First Great Western Heart of Wessex Line		Upwey
Bradford Peverell & Stratton Halt Line Open Station Closed		Great Western Railway Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway		Upwey

[edit] Gallery

Dorchester West Station Sign

Exit to platform 2

Train approaching Platform 1

[edit] See also

• Dorchester South railway station

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Dorchester West railway station from National Rail