Dilton Marsh | |
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Location | |
Place | Dilton Marsh |
Local authority | Wiltshire |
Operations | |
Station code | DMH |
Managed by | First Great Western |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage | |
2002/03 * | 10,484 |
2004/05 * | 12,191 |
2005/06 * | 13,456 |
2006/07 * | 15,359 |
2007/08 * | 10,063 |
2008/09 * | 10,528 |
2009/10 * | 10,188 |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
1937 | Opened |
National Rail - UK railway stations | |
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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dilton Marsh from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Dilton Marsh railway station is a railway station serving the village of Dilton Marsh in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
The station is located on the Wessex Main Line between Bristol Temple Meads and Southampton Central railway station 23 miles (37 km) north of Salisbury. First Great Western operate local services between Bristol and the South Coast which call at Dilton Marsh, the station is also operated by them.
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The Great Western Railway opened “Dilton Marsh Halt” on 1 June 1937. The wooden platforms were 300 feet (91 m) long and were provided with small wooden shelters; the construction cost £1,134. Being a “halt” there were no staff to sell tickets, but a sign directed would-be passengers to the "7th house up the hill" where Mrs H. Roberts sold tickets from her home. She had sold tickets on a commission basis since 1947.[1]
In 1969 the station was renamed as just “Dilton Marsh” platforms were reduced to the length of just one coach. British Rail tried to shut the station but was met by strong local opposition. The remaining platforms were now in very poor condition and so they were rebuilt in concrete, reopening after an eight-week closure on 1 May 1994.[2]
The station was the subject of a well-loved poem "Dilton Marsh Halt" by the late British poet John Betjeman:
Although it is a request stop, the station is quite well served. In the current timetable eight trains per day call on weekdays southbound (with an additional service on Saturdays) and eleven northbound. The base frequency is every two hours each way, increasing to hourly at peak times. Destinations on offer include Warminster, Southampton, Brighton, Bristol Temple Meads and Gloucester.
On Sundays eight trains call in each direction - these are all through services on the Cardiff and Bristol to Portsmouth/Brighton route.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Westbury | First Great Western Wessex Main Line |
Warminster |
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