Dorset Railway Statistics

There are fifteen railway stations in Dorset.

Busiest Stations

The ten Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Weymouth 641,612
  2. 2 Dorchester South 395,886
  3. 3 Gillingham 277,934
  4. 4 Wareham 253,086
  5. 5 Wool 160,582
  6. 6 Sherborne 155,482
  7. 7 Dorchester West 82,196
  8. 8 Moreton 68,008
  9. 9 Upwey 43,128
  10. 10 Holton Heath 27,498

Least Used Stations

The five Least Used Stations

  1. 1 Chetnole 2,048
  2. 2 Thornford 2,916
  3. 3 Yetminster 6,828
  4. 4 Maiden Newton 19,566
  5. 5 Holton Heath 27,498

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Dorset peaked during 2016-17 with 2,777,798 estimated passengers.

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