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.
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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.
External links
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- Chetnole - Least Used Station in Dorset 2017 YouTube video by Geoff Marshall about the station.
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