Place Thornford Station code THO 2011/12 2,832 Opened 1936 Number of platforms 1 | Grid reference ST593125 DfT category F2 2012/13 3,042 Managed by Great Western Railway | |
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Address Sherborne DT9 6HE, United Kingdom Similar Chetnole railway station, Yeovil Pen Mill railway station, Yeovil Junction railway st, Tintinhull Garden, Yetminster railway station | ||
Thornford railway station serves the village of Thornford, four miles to the south west of Sherborne in Dorset, England. It is managed by Great Western Railway and is served by trains on the Heart of Wessex Line between Bristol Temple Meads and Weymouth. This is a request stop so passengers must signal clearly to the driver if they wish to board the train.
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History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 23 March 1936 as Thornford Bridge Halt. It was renamed in the 1960s to its present shorter name.
Services
This is a request stop so passengers must signal clearly to the driver if they wish to board the train. Great Western Railway operate services between Gloucester and Weymouth via Bristol Temple Meads. South West Trains run an additional service once on a Saturday between Weymouth and Yeovil Junction operating from late May to early September each year.