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 Upwey 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Upwey had 43,128 entries and exits, making it the 1,994th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1994/2575
It ranked 688th busiest (out of 997), with 396 scheduled services per week.
688/997
That's a daily average of 118.16 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 2.09 passengers per service*, giving it the 1,488th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1488/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 274.99 passengers passing through the station and 7.65 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: 11,360
Reduced price entries & exits: 30,696
Season ticket entries & exits: 1,072
Total entries & exits: 43,128
Interchanges made between connecting services: 57,243
Change in usage from 21/22: +7,042 : 19.51%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 - Up127461
2 - Down127461
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
281Weymouth - Yeovil - Castle Cary - WestburyOct24
286Weymouth - Poole - Bournemouth - Southampton & LondonOct24
287Weymouth - Upwey - DorchesterOct24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +7,465 (+20.93%)

Location Details

Location: Upwey
CRS: UPW / NLC: 5967 / TIPLOC(S): UPWEY
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 367148 83282
Constituency: South Dorset
Local Authority: Dorset
NR Region: South West
ELR: BML3 166m 30ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Upwey during 2022/2023:
•Bournemouth (2,823 journeys)
•Dorchester South (2,765 journeys)
•Poole (2,530 journeys)
•London Waterloo (2,392 journeys)
•Weymouth (2,373 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Upwey's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Dorchester South4.51
Dorchester West4.59
Weymouth2.41