Thornford | |
Symbol Location: | gb |
Symbol: | rail |
Borough: | Thornford, Dorset |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 50.9107°N -2.5792°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Manager: | Great Western Railway |
Platforms: | 1 |
Code: | THO |
Classification: | DfT category F2 |
Original: | Great Western Railway |
Years: | 23 March 1936 |
Events: | Opened |
Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Thornford railway station serves the village of Thornford, in Dorset, England. It is approximately 3miles to the south of Yeovil, and 144.35miles from the zero point at London Paddington (measured via Swindon and Westbury).[1] It is managed by Great Western Railway and is served by trains on the Heart of Wessex Line between and .
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 23 March 1936[2] as Thornford Bridge Halt. It was renamed Thornford Bridge in 1969 and became Thornford in 1974 [3]
Thornford only has the most basic facilities, being a small waiting area, a help point, bike racks and some information boards including timetable posters.[4]
Great Western Railway operate services between and via . South Western Railway runs additional services on Summer Saturdays between Weymouth and Yeovil Junction operating from late May to early September.[5] This is a request stop so passengers must signal clearly to the driver if they wish to board the train.