Chetnole railway station

Railway station in Dorset, England

50°51′59″N 2°34′23″W / 50.8664°N 2.5730°W / 50.8664; -2.5730Grid referenceST597075Managed byGreat Western RailwayPlatforms1Other informationStation codeCNOClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayKey dates11 September 1933OpenedPassengers2018/19

3,0902019/20

2,7202020/21

4602021/22

1,7682022/23

2,048

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Chetnole railway station is a small rural station serving the village of Chetnole, Dorset, England. The station is on the Heart of Wessex Line 21¼ miles (34 km) north of Weymouth towards Westbury, and 147.5 miles (237.4 kilometres) from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Swindon and Westbury.^[1]

History

The station was opened on 11 September 1933,^[2] being originally built of timber. This was replaced by a concrete structure, believed to be in the 1960s.^{[by whom?]} The line was converted to a single track in 1968.^{[citation needed]}

Facilities

Chetnole only has the most basic facilities, being a small waiting area (including a payphone),^[3] a help point, bike racks and some information boards including timetable posters. There is no step-free access.^[4]

Services

Great Western Railway operate services between Gloucester and Weymouth via Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury (8 per day each way on weekdays and Saturdays, 3-5 each way on Sundays depending on the time of year). South Western Railway used to run additional services between Weymouth and Yeovil Junction on Summer Saturdays.^[5] The station is a request stop, meaning passengers wishing to board a train need to signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Yetminster		Great Western Railway Heart of Wessex Line		Maiden Newton

References

^ Jacobs, Gerald (2005). Railway Track Diagrams, Book 3: Western. Bradford-on-Avon: Trackmaps. pp. 18A.
^ "Chetnole". Dorset Stations. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ Marshall, Geoff. "Chetnole - Least Used Station in Dorset". youtube.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Bibliography

Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.