Chetnole | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Chetnole, Dorset England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°51′59″N 2°34′23″W / 50.8664°N 2.5730°W / 50.8664; -2.5730 | ||||
| Grid reference | ST597075 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CNO | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 11 September 1933 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  2,720 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 460 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  1,768 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 2,048 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 2,238 | ||||
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Chetnole railway station is a small rural station serving the village of Chetnole, Dorset, England. The station is on the Heart of Wessex Line 21¼ miles (34 km) north of Weymouth towards Westbury, and 147.5 miles (237.4 kilometres) from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Swindon and Westbury.
History
The station was opened on 11 September 1933, being originally built of timber. This was replaced by a concrete structure, believed to be in the 1960s. The line was converted to a single track in 1968.
Facilities
Chetnole only has the most basic facilities, being a small waiting area (including a payphone), a help point, bike racks and some information boards including timetable posters. There is no step-free access.
Services
Great Western Railway operate services between Gloucester and Weymouth via Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury (8 per day each way on weekdays and Saturdays, 3-5 each way on Sundays depending on the time of year). South Western Railway used to run additional services between Weymouth and Yeovil Junction on Summer Saturdays. The station is a request stop, meaning passengers wishing to board a train need to signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Yetminster | Great Western Railway Heart of Wessex Line |
Maiden Newton | ||
References
- Jacobs, Gerald (2005). Railway Track Diagrams, Book 3: Western. Bradford-on-Avon: Trackmaps. pp. 18A.
- "Chetnole". Dorset Stations. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- Marshall, Geoff (30 September 2017). "Chetnole - Least Used Station in Dorset". youtube.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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Bibliography
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
External links
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- Chetnole - Least Used Station in Dorset 2017 YouTube video by Geoff Marshall about the station.
| Railway stations in Dorset | |||
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| Exeter to London | |||
| Weymouth to London | |||
| Weymouth to Bristol: Heart of Wessex Line | |||
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| North Dorset Railway | |||
| Swanage Railway: Purbeck Line | |||
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