Maiden Newton railway station
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| Maiden Newton | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Maiden Newton | ||
| Local authority | West Dorset | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | MDN | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western. | ||
| Platforms in use | |||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 17,635 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 18,252 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 20 January 1857 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Maiden Newton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Maiden Newton railway station is a railway station serving the village of Maiden Newton in Dorset. The station is located on the Castle Cary-Weymouth "Heart of Wessex" line.
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.
[edit] History
Opened on 20 January 1857, by the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, the station consisted of two platforms and a branch bay, a flint station building and goods shed, and a signal box. The station building and goods shed survive in private hands. Although the signal box was closed and demolished during a rationalisation scheme the station retains two platforms as it is a passing place on the single line between Dorchester and Yeovil.
From 1857 to 1975 the station was the junction for the Bridport Railway and the former bay platform and trackbed can still be seen at the west end of the station.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Chetnole | First Great Western Heart of Wessex Line |
Grimstone and Frampton Line Open Station Closed |
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| Disused Railways | ||||
| Terminus | Bridport Railway | Toller Line & Station Closed |
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[edit] Further reading
- R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1
- J.H. Lucking ,. Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society 1968. ISBN(no ISBN)
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Maiden Newton railway station from National Rail
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