Yeovil Pen Mill railway station
Yeovil Pen Mill  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Yeovil |
| Local authority | South Somerset |
| Coordinates | 50°56′40″N 2°36′48″W / 50.9445°N 2.6134°WCoordinates: 50°56′40″N 2°36′48″W / 50.9445°N 2.6134°W |
| Grid reference | ST570163 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | YVP |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 90,590 |
| 2004/05 |
 98,536 |
| 2005/06 |
99,041 |
| 2006/07 |
0.103 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.105 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.111 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.116 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.127 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.132 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.129 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.133 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| 1854 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Yeovil Pen Mill from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Yeovil Pen Mill railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Yeovil, Somerset, England. The station is situated just under a mile to the east of the town centre.
The station is located 59.5 miles (96 km) south of Bristol Temple Meads, on the Heart of Wessex Line. The station is managed by First Great Western, who operate all trains serving it.
History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway as part of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth route on 2 February 1854. The G.W.R. opened a locomotive depot at the station in September 1856, which operated until January 1959, when it was closed and the locomotives transferred to Yeovil Town depot.
Accidents and incidents
- On 8 August 1913, a train overran signals and was in a rear-end collision with a passenger train, killing two people.[1]
Services
There is generally a two-hourly service Mon-Sat (eight each way in total); toward Bristol Temple Meads northbound, and Weymouth southbound. Three trains each way call on Sundays all year, plus a further two in the summer.
Services are operated by Class 158s, Class 150s, or less frequently Class 153 diesel multiple units. During the summer some weekend trains may be operated by locomotive-hauled trains.
There are parking spaces available within the station forecourt and these are free of charge to rail users. There is no designated taxi rank.
In 2015 South West Trains announced consultation on plans to operate extended some services from London Waterloo to Yeovil Junction to Yeovil Pen Mill and Frome. This change could be implemented in December 2015 subject to approval.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Castle Cary | First Great Western Heart of Wessex Line |
Thornford | ||
Other stations in Yeovil
The town is also served by Yeovil Junction railway station, on the West of England Main Line, and served by South West Trains. Whilst there is a rail connection between the two lines, there are no regular passenger trains between the two stations. The two stations are just under two miles apart by road.
According to section E of the National Routeing Guide, passengers travelling to Yeovil Junction may not travel through Pen Mill and vice versa.[3]
References
- ↑ Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4. Truro: Atlantic Books. p. 17. ISBN 0-906899-07-9.
- ↑ "South West Trains unveils plans for new West of England services". South West Trains. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ "Routeing Guide Easements" (PDF). Routeing Guide Data. Association of Train Operating Companies. 9 March 2015. p. 17, item 000031. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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