Thornford train station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Thornford on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bruton, with 16 trains a day.
Direct trains from Thornford
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruton | 16 | 15 | 12 |
| Castle Cary | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Chetnole | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Dorchester West | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Frome | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Maiden Newton | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Weymouth | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Westbury | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Yetminster | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Yeovil Pen Mill | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Trowbridge | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| Upwey | 17 | 16 | 11 |
| Avoncliff | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Bradford-on-Avon | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| Bath Spa | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| Freshford | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Keynsham | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| Oldfield Park | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| Chippenham | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Melksham | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Swindon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cardiff Central | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Filton Abbey Wood | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| Newport | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lines serving Thornford
Thornford is on the Heart of Wessex Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Thornford station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Thornford 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 Thornford station is
2,312 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,492nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Thornford and Weymouth than any other pair: 632 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
- Yetminster 1.1 miles
- Yeovil Junction 1.7 miles
- Yeovil Pen Mill 2.8 miles
- Chetnole 3.1 miles
- Sherborne 3.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Thornford, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Sutton Bingham Halt · 2.9 miles
- Yeovil Town · 2.9 miles
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Facilities at Thornford station
Thornford is unstaffed, with step-free access to no part of the station.
From National Rail's station record, last updated 2 June 2026.
Getting to Thornford station
Thornford station is in Dorset, South West, and is run by Great Western Railway.
The nearest motorway junction is M5 J24 (Huntworth Interchange), 22.4 miles north-west.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Thornford Bridge Halt.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Thornford 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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