Gillingham (Dorset) railway station

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Gillingham (Dorset)
Gillingham (Dorset) railway station in 2002
Location
Place	Gillingham
Local authority	North Dorset
Operations
Station code	GIL
Managed by	South West Trains
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	0.359 million
2005/06 *	0.361 million
History
Key dates	Opened 2 May 1859
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gillingham (Dorset) from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Gillingham (Dorset) railway station is on the West of England Main Line in Dorset, between Tisbury and Templecombe. Train services are provided by South West Trains.

[edit] Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to London Waterloo and one train per hour to Yeovil Junction, with alternate trains extended to Exeter St Davids or Plymouth. The station is loved by many railway enthusiasts due to the humorous way the computerised station announcer pronounces it.

[edit] See also

• Gillingham (Kent) railway station, on the Chatham Main Line in Medway

• Train times and station information for Gillingham (Dorset) railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Tisbury		South West Trains West of England Main Line		Templecombe

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