Dorchester South Railway Station

DRCHS DCH | 5961

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

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

Figures for 2023-24 show that 86,334 journeys were made between Dorchester South and Weymouth—that's 20% of all passenger journeys at this station!

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

Passenger Numbers

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

Passenger Estimates for Dorchester South table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	438,924
1998-99	385,365
1999-00	362,040
2000-01	358,222
2001-02	382,022
2002-03	359,792
2003-04
2004-05	376,021
2005-06	379,170
2006-07	415,067
2007-08	389,715
2008-09	448,064
2009-10	466,276
2010-11	520,414
2011-12	533,616
2012-13	469,294
2013-14	479,088
2014-15	471,340
2015-16	481,015
2016-17	459,273
2017-18	440,111
2018-19	421,474
2019-20	451,102
2020-21	106,598
2021-22	322,654
2022-23	395,886
2023-24	432,178
2024-25