Weymouth railway station

Weymouth
National Rail
General information
LocationWeymouth, Dorset
England
Coordinates50°36′58″N 2°27′18″W / 50.616°N 2.455°W / 50.616; -2.455
Grid referenceSY679797
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeWEY
ClassificationDfT category C1
History
Original companyWilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
20 January 1857 (1857-01-20)Opened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.672 million
 Interchange Decrease 4,655
2020/21Decrease 0.186 million
 Interchange Decrease 1,378
2021/22Increase 0.544 million
 Interchange Increase 4,020
2021/22Increase 0.544 million
 Interchange Increase 4,020
2022/23Increase 0.642 million
 Interchange Increase 6,596
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road

Weymouth railway station is the main railway station serving the town of Weymouth, Dorset, England (the other being Upwey station which is located north of the town centre). The station is the southern terminus of both the South West Main Line, 142 miles 64 chains (229.8 km) down the line from London Waterloo, and the Heart of Wessex Line from Bristol Temple Meads and Gloucester, 168 miles 63 chains (271.6 km) from London Paddington.[1]

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