Gillingham (Dorset) train station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Gillingham on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Salisbury, with 36 trains a day.
Gillingham is the nearest station for postcodes in SP8, SP7. Check your own postcode.
- 23 direct destinations
- 1,062nd busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 126 parking spaces
- 3 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Gillingham (Dorset)
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury | 36 | 36 | 4 |
| Tisbury | 36 | 36 | 4 |
| Sherborne | 35 | 36 | 38 |
| Templecombe | 35 | 36 | 38 |
| Yeovil Junction | 35 | 36 | 38 |
| Andover | 32 | 30 | 4 |
| Basingstoke | 32 | 30 | 4 |
| London Waterloo | 32 | 30 | 2 |
| Clapham Junction | 27 | 30 | 2 |
| Axminster | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Cranbrook | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Crewkerne | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Exeter Central | 16 | 18 | 15 |
| Exeter St Davids | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Feniton | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Honiton | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Pinhoe | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Whimple | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Grateley | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| Overton | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| Whitchurch | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| Woking | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Yeovil Pen Mill | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Lines serving Gillingham (Dorset)
Gillingham is on the West of England Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Gillingham (Dorset) station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Gillingham (Dorset) station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Gillingham (Dorset) station is
357,614 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,062nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Gillingham and London Waterloo than any other pair: 99,728 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.
Changing from 14 April 2027
From 14 April 2027, Gillingham gains 4 destinations including Bruton, Castle Cary, Frome, Westbury.
Nearest other stations
- Templecombe 6.7 miles
- Tisbury 8.6 miles
- Bruton 9.3 miles
- Castle Cary 11.8 miles
- Sherborne 12.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Gillingham, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Semley · 3.9 miles
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Facilities at Gillingham (Dorset) station
Gillingham is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:00 to 18:00 · Saturday: 07:00 to 18:00 · Sunday: 09:30 to 17:00
Toilets · WiFi
Parking at Gillingham (Dorset) station
- Gillingham Car Park 126 spaces, 6 accessible
£1.00 an hour, £2.70 off-peak, £5.40 a day, £21.50 a week
Cycle parking: 34 spaces (sheltered, racks).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 9 September 2026.
Getting to Gillingham (Dorset) station
Gillingham station is in Dorset, South West, and is run by South Western Railway.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Gillingham Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Gillingham (Dorset) station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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