Dorchester West railway station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Dorchester West on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Castle Cary, with 18 trains a day.
See Dorchester West on the map
Dorchester West is the nearest station for postcodes in DT1, DT2. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Dorchester West
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Cary | 18 | 21 | 12 |
| Frome | 18 | 21 | 12 |
| Maiden Newton | 18 | 21 | 12 |
| Weymouth | 18 | 21 | 12 |
| Westbury | 18 | 21 | 12 |
| Yeovil Pen Mill | 18 | 21 | 12 |
| Trowbridge | 16 | 20 | 11 |
| Bruton | 17 | 19 | 12 |
| Upwey | 18 | 19 | 11 |
| Bradford-on-Avon | 16 | 18 | 8 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 16 | 18 | 8 |
| Bath Spa | 16 | 18 | 8 |
| Keynsham | 16 | 18 | 8 |
| Oldfield Park | 16 | 18 | 8 |
| Yetminster | 18 | 18 | 12 |
| Chetnole | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| Thornford | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| Bristol Parkway | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| Filton Abbey Wood | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| Gloucester | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| Yate | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| Freshford | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Avoncliff | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Chippenham | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Melksham | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Swindon | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Cam and Dursley | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cheltenham Spa | 0 | 1 | 0 |
How busy Dorchester West is
96,844 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,776th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Dorchester West and London Waterloo than any other pair: 22,344 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Dorchester South 0.3 miles
- Upwey 4.4 miles
- Moreton 5.7 miles
- Weymouth 6.6 miles
- Maiden Newton 7.3 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Dorchester West, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Monkton and Came Halt · 1.2 miles
- Bradford Peverell & Stratton Halt · 2.9 miles
- Upwey Wishing Well Halt · 3.3 miles
- Grimstone and Frampton · 3.9 miles
- Upwey railway station (Abbotsbury Railway) · 4.3 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.