Description of line

Known as the Heart of Wessex Line , it runs from Bristol to Westbury to Weymouth. It diverges from the Wessex Main Line at Westbury , and follows the course of the Great Western Main Line as far as Castle Cary.

The stations served by this route are listed below :

Bristol Temple Meads - Keynsham - Oldfield Park -Bath - Freshford - Avoncliff - Bradford on Avon -Trowbridge - Westbury - Frome - Bruton - Castle Cary - Yeovil Pen Mill - Thornford - Yetminster - Chetnole - Maiden Newton - Dorchester - Upwey - Weymouth.



8 services each way on Monday - Friday , 7 each way on Saturday and 3 each way on Sunday. Many journeys extend to Cardiff Central , and not all trains call at all stations. Some other services also terminate at Frome , which recently gained a direct service to / from London Paddington.





Stakeholders aspire to a 2 - hourly service , which was originally planned under the new Greater Western Franchise , but was subsequently shelved.



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Recent discussions:
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Link to ... 'Bid to improve platform access for disabled' at Dorchester (22/06/09)
Link to ... HST reaches Weymouth
Link to ... Fatality at Trowbridge
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Link to .. Emergency Engineering work between Weymouth and Dorchester
Link to .. Dorchester West passenger numbers
Link to .. Frome in the snow
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Link to .. Weymouth Rolling Stock
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Link to .. Train Crash At Quarry Near Frome
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Link to .. Yeovil Pen Mill to be serviced by SWT


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