Chetnole railway station
Railway station in Dorset, England
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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]
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Chetnole station, 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Chetnole, Dorset England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50.8664°N 2.5730°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ST597075 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CNO | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 11 September 1933 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  460 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  1,768 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 2,048 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 2,238 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 2,638 | ||||
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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
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 | ||
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| Yetminster | Great Western Railway Heart of Wessex Line |
Maiden Newton | ||
