Rail Travel Information
Route | Current service frequency | Key railheads for local users | On-board catering |
London – Salisbury – Yeovil – Crewkerne – Axminster – Exeter | 1 train per hour | Crewkerne, Axminster, Yeovil Junction | Abolished 2020. User Groups lobbying to reinstate. |
London – Bournemouth – Dorchester – Weymouth | 2 trains per hour (Sundays – 1 per hour) | Dorchester South, Weymouth | Abolished 2020. User Groups lobbying to reinstate. |
Bristol – Bath – Yeovil – Maiden Newton – Dorchester – Weymouth | 1 train every 2 hours (Irregular Sunday service) | Maiden Newton, Dorchester West, Yeovil Pen Mill, Weymouth | No |
Bus/Rail Connectivity
Axminster Station: Bus stop in station forecourt. Generally good connections with the X51/X53 bus (Axminster/Bridport/ Dorchester) until 18.00
Dorchester South Station: Bus stop in station forecourt. Generally good connections with the X51 bus (Dorchester/Bridport/Axminster) until 18.00
Dorchester West Station: Nearest bus stop 6 minute walk at Brewery Square for connections with the X51 bus
Crewkerne Station: Bus stop in main road outside station. Very poor, irregular connections
Weymouth Station: X52 and X53 call at Weymouth Station forecourt for services towards Bridport; buses from Bridport direction call at Commercial Road (Weymouth bus garage) – about a 3 minute walk
(Yeovil Junction, Yeovil Pen Mill, and Maiden Newton stations have no direct bus to the WATAG area)
See our Bus page for local bus timetables.
WATAG works with train companies, Network Rail, Dorset Council and the Salisbury to Exeter Rail User Group to lobby for better rail services.
South Wessex Community Rail Partnership – Supporting the Heart of Wessex Line
Is my Train on Time? : www.nationalrail.co.uk/live-trains/
Journey Planner / Fares: www.nationalrail.co.uk
Problem? Contact the operator:
South Western Railway (SWR): www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help/contact-us
Great Western Railway (GWR): www.railhelp.co.uk/gwr/make-a-complaint
