Thornford railway station
Railway station in Dorset, England
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Thornford railway station serves the village of Thornford, in Dorset, England. It is approximately 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) to the south of Yeovil, and 144.35 miles (232.31 kilometres) from the zero point at London Paddington (measured via Swindon and Westbury).[1] It is managed by Great Western Railway and is served by trains on the Heart of Wessex Line between Bristol Temple Meads and Weymouth.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Thornford, Dorset England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50.9107°N 2.5792°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ST593125 | ||||
| Manager | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | THO | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
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| 23 March 1936 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  618 | ||||
| Interchange | 1 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  2,366 | ||||
| Interchange | 6 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 2,916 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 3,340 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 2,312 | ||||
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History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 23 March 1936[2] as Thornford Bridge Halt. It was renamed Thornford Bridge in 1969 and became Thornford in 1974.[3]
Facilities
Thornford only has the most basic facilities, being a small waiting area, a help point, bike racks and some information boards including timetable posters.[4]
Services
Great Western Railway operate services between Gloucester and Weymouth via Bristol Temple Meads.[5] South Western Railway runs additional services on Summer Saturdays between Weymouth and Yeovil Junction operating from late May to early September.[6] This is a request stop so passengers must signal clearly to the driver if they wish to board the train.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Yeovil Pen Mill | Great Western Railway Heart of Wessex Line |
Yetminster | ||