Dorchester West railway station

Dorchester West
General information
Location	Dorchester, Dorset England
Coordinates	50°42′40″N 2°26′35″W / 50.711°N 2.443°W / 50.711; -2.443
Grid reference	SY688902
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	DCW
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
20 January 1857	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	0.151 million
Interchange	48
2019/20	93,662
Interchange	48
2020/21	22,134
Interchange	3
2021/22	66,992
Interchange	23
2022/23	82,196
Interchange	43
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Dorchester West is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Dorchester in Dorset, England, the other is Dorchester South. It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates all services that stop here. The station is located on the Heart of Wessex Line between Castle Cary and Weymouth, at the southern end of a single track section from Maiden Newton. It is sited 161.63 mi (260.12 km) from London Paddington, via Swindon and Westbury. The line becomes double at the station and remains so to just before nearby Dorchester Junction, where the line joins the South West Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth.