Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Yeovil Junction had 170,474 entries and exits, making it the 1,344th 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 730th busiest (out of 997), with 338 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 467.05 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 9.70 passengers per service*, giving it the 939th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 489.35 passengers passing through the station and 10.63 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: 19,182
Reduced price entries & exits: 141,084
Season ticket entries & exits: 10,208
Total entries & exits: 170,474
Interchanges made between connecting services: 8,140
Change in usage from 21/22:
+39,598 : 30.26%
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 Passenger Loop | 185 | 672 | Only 153m in up direction |
2 - Down | 160 | 581 | Only 152m in up direction |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
281 | Weymouth - Yeovil - Castle Cary - Westbury | Oct24 |
283 | Yeovil Pen Mill - Yeovil Junction | Oct24 |
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: +36,693 (+27.43%)
Reasons for change:
2019-20 Strikes on South Western Railway during winter 2019
Location Details
Location: Yeovil Junction
CRS: YVJ / NLC: 5838 / TIPLOC(S): YOVILJS, YOVIJDP, YOVILJN
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 357066 114094
Constituency: Yeovil
Local Authority: Somerset
NR Region: South West
ELR: BAE2 122m 48ch
CRS: YVJ / NLC: 5838 / TIPLOC(S): YOVILJS, YOVIJDP, YOVILJN
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 357066 114094
Constituency: Yeovil
Local Authority: Somerset
NR Region: South West
ELR: BAE2 122m 48ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Yeovil Junction during 2022/2023:
•London Waterloo (31,090 journeys)
•Exeter Central (6,100 journeys)
•Exeter St David's (4,382 journeys)
•Gillingham (Dorset) (3,679 journeys)
•Clapham Junction (3,318 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Waterloo (31,090 journeys)
•Exeter Central (6,100 journeys)
•Exeter St David's (4,382 journeys)
•Gillingham (Dorset) (3,679 journeys)
•Clapham Junction (3,318 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Yeovil Junction's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Crewkerne | 8.80 |
Sherborne | 4.59 |
Yeovil Pen Mill | 2.00 |