Dorchester West Railway Station

DRCHW DCW | 5962

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

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

Figures for 2023-24 show that 9,826 journeys were made between Dorchester West and Weymouth—that's 11% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Dorchester West peaked during 2016-17 with 164,997 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

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

Passenger Estimates for Dorchester West table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	193
1998-99	351
1999-00	173
2000-01	366
2001-02	270
2002-03	242
2003-04
2004-05	301
2005-06	236
2006-07	172
2007-08	65,961
2008-09	73,596
2009-10	76,600
2010-11	75,276
2011-12	64,920
2012-13	130,838
2013-14	133,568
2014-15	131,408
2015-16	134,105
2016-17	164,997
2017-18	158,113
2018-19	151,418
2019-20	93,662
2020-21	22,134
2021-22	66,992
2022-23	82,196
2023-24	89,732
2024-25