Yetminster railway station

Yetminster
Location
Place	Yetminster
Local authority	West Dorset
Coordinates	50°53′45″N 2°34′26″W / 50.8958°N 2.5738°W / 50.8958; -2.5738Coordinates: 50°53′45″N 2°34′26″W / 50.8958°N 2.5738°W / 50.8958; -2.5738
Grid reference	ST597108
Operations
Station code	YET
Managed by	First Great Western
Number of platforms	1
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03	5,493
2004/05	5,598
2005/06	6,102
2006/07	6,665
2007/08	6,430
2008/09	5,836
2009/10	6,350
2010/11	7,306
2011/12	7,404
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
1857	opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Yetminster from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Yetminster railway station serves the village of Yetminster in Dorset, England. The station is on the Heart of Wessex Line 23.25 miles (37 km) north of Weymouth.

Yetminster railway station is managed by First Great Western. This is a request stop so passengers must signal clearly to the driver if they wish to board the train.

History

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 20 January 1857 as part of their Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth line.

Services

There is generally a two-hourly service southbound to Weymouth and northbound to Bristol Temple Meads and beyond. On Sundays there are three trains in each direction.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Thornford		First Great Western Heart of Wessex Line		Chetnole