Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Sherborne had 155,482 entries and exits, making it the 1,395th 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 776th busiest (out of 997), with 287 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 425.98 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 10.42 passengers per service, giving it the 904th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 19,202
Reduced price entries & exits: 132,056
Season ticket entries & exits: 4,224
Total entries & exits: 155,482
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+24,712 : 18.90%
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 | 143 | 520 | |
1 - Up | 143 | 520 | |
2 - Down | 159 | 578 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
284 | London & Basingstoke - Salisbury - Honiton - Yeovil - Exeter | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +32,207 (+26.13%)
Location Details
Location: Sherborne
CRS: SHE / NLC: 5835 / TIPLOC(S): SHERBRN
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 364046 116174
Constituency: West Dorset
Local Authority: Dorset
NR Region: South West
ELR: BAE2 118m 04ch
CRS: SHE / NLC: 5835 / TIPLOC(S): SHERBRN
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 364046 116174
Constituency: West Dorset
Local Authority: Dorset
NR Region: South West
ELR: BAE2 118m 04ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Sherborne during 2022/2023:
•London Waterloo (25,356 journeys)
•Gillingham (Dorset) (7,030 journeys)
•Templecombe (4,410 journeys)
•Clapham Junction (4,203 journeys)
•Salisbury (4,141 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Waterloo (25,356 journeys)
•Gillingham (Dorset) (7,030 journeys)
•Templecombe (4,410 journeys)
•Clapham Junction (4,203 journeys)
•Salisbury (4,141 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Sherborne's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Templecombe | 6.09 |
Yeovil Junction | 4.59 |