Dorchester South Railway Station

DRCHS
DCH | 5961

Dorchester South station is managed by South Western Railway and is located in Dorset within the South West area of England.

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Dorchester South peaked during 2011-12 with 533,616 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 24% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 88% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Dorchester South table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98438,924
1998-99385,365
1999-00362,040
2000-01358,222
2001-02382,022
2002-03359,792
2003-04 
2004-05376,021
2005-06379,170
2006-07415,067
2007-08389,715
2008-09448,064
2009-10466,276
2010-11520,414
2011-12533,616
2012-13469,294
2013-14479,088
2014-15471,340
2015-16481,015
2016-17459,273
2017-18440,111
2018-19421,474
2019-20451,102
2020-21106,598
2021-22322,654
2022-23395,886
2023-24