Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Dorchester South had 395,886 entries and exits, making it the 873rd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 654th busiest (out of 997), with 433 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 1084.62 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 17.58 passengers per service*, giving it the 565th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 1085.73 passengers passing through the station and 17.62 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 76,208
Reduced price entries & exits: 309,428
Season ticket entries & exits: 10,250
Total entries & exits: 395,886
Interchanges made between connecting services: 405
Change in usage from 21/22:
+73,232 : 22.70%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
1 - Up | 171 | 621 | |
2 - Down | 120 | 436 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
286 | Weymouth - Poole - Bournemouth - Southampton & London | Oct24 |
287 | Weymouth - Upwey - Dorchester | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023:-43,038 (-9.81%)
Reasons for change:
2012-13 Entries and Exits distribution between stations in this station group adjusted to reflect count data2019-20 Methodological change. Updated count splits used in 2019-20 to estimate usage at Dorchester BR group stations.
Location Details
Location: Dorchester South
CRS: DCH / NLC: 5961 / TIPLOC(S): DRCHS
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 369221 90043
Constituency: West Dorset
Local Authority: Dorset
NR Region: South West
Station Group: DORCHESTER BR
ELR: BML2 135m 70ch
CRS: DCH / NLC: 5961 / TIPLOC(S): DRCHS
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 369221 90043
Constituency: West Dorset
Local Authority: Dorset
NR Region: South West
Station Group: DORCHESTER BR
ELR: BML2 135m 70ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Dorchester South during 2022/2023:
•Weymouth (41,780 journeys)
•London Waterloo (36,291 journeys)
•Bournemouth (26,005 journeys)
•Poole (22,780 journeys)
•Wareham (Dorset) (9,681 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Weymouth (41,780 journeys)
•London Waterloo (36,291 journeys)
•Bournemouth (26,005 journeys)
•Poole (22,780 journeys)
•Wareham (Dorset) (9,681 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Dorchester South's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Moreton (Dorset) | 5.58 |
Upwey | 4.51 |