Thornford railway station

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General information
Location	West Dorset
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	THO
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
23 March 1936	Opened

Thornford railway station serves the village of Thornford, four miles to the south west of Sherborne in Dorset, England. It is managed by Great Western Railway and is served by trains on the Heart of Wessex Line between Bristol Temple Meads and Weymouth. This is a request stop so passengers must signal clearly to the driver if they wish to board the train.

History

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 23 March 1936 as Thornford Bridge Halt. It was renamed in the 1960s to its present shorter name.

Services

This station is a request stop so passengers must signal clearly to the driver if they wish to board the train. Great Western Railway operate services between Gloucester and Weymouth. Later this year, an additional service will run between Weymouth and Yeovil Junction operating from late May to early September each year.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Yeovil Pen Mill		Great Western Railway Bristol - Weymouth		Yetminster
Yeovil Pen Mill		South West Trains Heart of Wessex Line		Yetminster