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Dorset Railway Statistics

"Dorset" is a county in the South West region of England. There are fifteen railway stations in Dorset.

Busiest Stations

The ten Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Weymouth 687,030
  2. 2 Dorchester South 432,178
  3. 3 Gillingham 301,862
  4. 4 Wareham 272,326
  5. 5 Wool 189,276
  6. 6 Sherborne 177,210
  7. 7 Dorchester West 89,732
  8. 8 Moreton 74,244
  9. 9 Upwey 46,534
  10. 10 Holton Heath 31,700

Least Used Stations

The five Least Used Stations

  1. 1 Chetnole 2,238
  2. 2 Thornford 3,340
  3. 3 Yetminster 7,550
  4. 4 Maiden Newton 21,672
  5. 5 Holton Heath 31,700

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 25% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 90% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Dorset table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-981,981,410
1998-991,881,566
1999-001,894,651
2000-011,901,100
2001-021,891,957
2002-031,892,747
2003-04 
2004-051,998,569
2005-062,038,587
2006-072,154,757
2007-082,354,578
2008-092,498,924
2009-102,534,988
2010-112,685,076
2011-122,756,800
2012-132,753,464
2013-142,741,616
2014-152,705,352
2015-162,705,352
2016-172,777,798
2017-182,654,006
2018-192,536,900
2019-202,384,128
2020-21606,192
2021-221,767,020
2022-232,136,770
2023-24 
2024-25