Upwey railway station (England)

Upwey
National Rail
General information
LocationUpwey, Borough of Weymouth and Portland
England
Coordinates50°38′53″N 2°27′58″W / 50.648°N 2.466°W / 50.648; -2.466
Grid referenceSY671832
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeUPW
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
19 April 1886 (1886-04-19)Opened as Upwey Junction
1952Abbotsbury branch closed
1 December 1952Renamed Upwey & Broadwey
12 May 1980Renamed Upwey
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 43,080
2019/20Decrease 42,706
 Interchange 31,286
2020/21Decrease 13,814
 Interchange Decrease 8,807
2021/22Increase 36,086
 Interchange Increase 26,242
2022/23Increase 43,128
 Interchange Increase 57,243
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Upwey railway station serves the Broadwey, Upwey and Littlemoor suburbs of Weymouth in Dorset, England. The station is situated on the South West Main Line, 140 miles 31 chains (225.9 km) from London Waterloo and on the Heart of Wessex Line, 166 miles 30 chains (267.8 km) from London Paddington.[1]

  1. ^ Jacobs, Gerald (2005). Railway Track Diagrams, Book 3: Western. Bradford-on-Avon: Trackmaps. pp. 18A.