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on 1 October. The signal box was closed on 4 January 1970 when the level crossing was converted to lifting barriers which were for many years controlled by a member of staff from a panel at the end of the eastbound platform. In March 2012 a modern signalling system for the
Salisbury-Exeter line was
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The entrance and offices are on the northern platform which is served by trains going towards London. A large canopy covers much of the other platform. This is normally reached by crossing a footbridge, but people who find this difficult to use can cross the track under the supervision of the
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at the west end; this and the main buildings were on the north side of the line to be nearer the town. Another siding on the other side of the line served the town's gas works which had been established in 1836. A
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were diverted to other routes. The gas works had stopped receiving coal in 1957 and all goods traffic was stopped from 18 April 1966. On 7 May 1967 the 21 miles (34 km) to
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signaller who operates the level crossing. The old signal box still stands on the other side of this, and at the other end of the station can be seen the old goods shed.
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A pair of Class 159 DMUs no. 159005/017 on Exeter St Davids to London
Waterloo train calls at Sherborne in December 2009
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was reduced to single track, but this proved a mistake and the double track was restored as far as
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commissioned and the line, including crossings, is now controlled remotely by the
Basingstoke
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was erected on the east side of the level crossing and to the south of the line in 1875.
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The station buffet appeared in a list of "highly commended" station cafes published in
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Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on
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report was published. The smaller stations were soon closed, and most trains beyond
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The S&YR never operated any trains, instead they were provided by the
712:"Invensys Rail Awarded Salisbury to Exeter Signalling Recontrol Contract"
419:, which bought out the S&YR in 1878. In 1923 this became part of the
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375:(S&YR) on 7 May 1860, when the company extended its line from
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Stations served by suburban and non-main line routes
564:operate hourly throughout most of the week between
1424:Railway stations served by South Western Railway
1419:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1860
1414:Former London and South Western Railway stations
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795:"Table 160: London to Salisbury and Exeter"
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383:across the line was at the east end of the
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635:Southern Railway routes west of Salisbury
665:. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company.
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661:Phillips, Derek; Pryer, George (1997).
19:For the subway station in Toronto, see
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688:Railway Track Diagrams Book 3: Western
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1106:
1022:
823:
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493:London Waterloo to Devon and Cornwall
1147:Stations served by main line routes
429:Southern Region of British Railways
13:
1345:Stations served by the Island Line
802:Electronic National Rail Timetable
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16:Railway station in Dorset, England
14:
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347:, England. It is situated on the
775:from the original on 15 May 2009
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511:London and South Western Railway
489:London and South Western Railway
417:London and South Western Railway
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191:London and South Western Railway
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769:"Ten of the best railway cafes"
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322:Passenger statistics from the
1:
804:. Network Rail. December 2009
714:. 25 May 2011. Archived from
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441:Reshaping of British Railways
355:and is currently operated by
663:The Salisbury to Exeter Line
387:, and the goods yard with a
373:Salisbury and Yeovil Railway
181:Salisbury and Yeovil Railway
7:
767:Wills, Dixe (12 May 2009).
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10:
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1409:Railway stations in Dorset
411:beyond, in December 2009.
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18:
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613:West of England Main Line
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1434:DfT Category D stations
686:Jacobs, Gerald (2005).
574:London Waterloo station
438:, and in that year the
324:Office of Rail and Road
742:www.thisisdorset.co.uk
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427:in 1948 to become the
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407:with the 1960 disused
1390:Great Western Railway
1370:South Western Railway
1134:South Western Railway
609:South Western Railway
562:South Western Railway
556:
459:Rail Operating Centre
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357:South Western Railway
134:South Western Railway
1154:West of England line
1036:North Dorset Railway
971:Heart of Wessex Line
850:Railway stations in
423:, which in turn was
966:Weymouth to Bristol
515:Salisbury to Yeovil
471:Historical railways
339:serves the town of
96: /
58:General information
883:Weymouth to London
718:on 26 January 2013
595:Following station
582:Preceding station
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475:Following station
467:Preceding station
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371:was opened by the
21:Sherbourne station
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148:Other information
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1168:Clapham Junction
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901:Dorchester South
860:Exeter to London
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566:Exeter St Davids
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446:Exeter St Davids
421:Southern Railway
379:to Sherborne. A
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201:Southern Railway
177:Original company
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100:50.944°N 2.513°W
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1270:Yeovil Junction
1244:Yeovil Pen Mill
1163:London Waterloo
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1054:Swanage Railway
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621:Yeovil Junction
611:
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531:Platform layout
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501:Yeovil Junction
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454:Yeovil Junction
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353:London Waterloo
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450:Chard Junction
436:Western Region
405:level crossing
381:level crossing
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1378:National Rail
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1045:
1044:Shillingstone
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1025:
1020:
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1007:
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1000:
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994:Maiden Newton
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748:on 5 May 2013
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697:0-9549866-1-X
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591:National Rail
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568:, Sherborne,
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481:Milborne Port
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276:0.131 million
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250:0.195 million
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237:0.210 million
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1386:CrossCountry
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1221:
1214:
1207:
1087:Herston Halt
1077:Corfe Castle
1059:Purbeck Line
1058:
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970:
956:Christchurch
921:Holton Heath
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777:. Retrieved
771:. Guardian.
762:
750:. Retrieved
746:the original
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720:. Retrieved
716:the original
706:
687:
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542:The Guardian
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439:
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425:nationalised
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336:
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187:Pre-grouping
165:DfT category
153:Station code
25:
1374:Island Line
1260:Templecombe
1237:Castle Cary
1178:Basingstoke
946:Bournemouth
808:14 December
601:Templecombe
523:Yeovil Town
103: /
79:Coordinates
1403:Categories
1255:Gillingham
1209:Warminster
1188:Whitchurch
1004:Yetminster
873:Gillingham
641:References
409:signal box
394:signal box
389:goods shed
377:Gillingham
220:Passengers
212:7 May 1860
130:Managed by
88:50°56′38″N
1429:Sherborne
1300:Cranbrook
1280:Axminster
1275:Crewkerne
1265:Sherborne
1203:Salisbury
1009:Thornford
951:Pokesdown
941:Branksome
936:Parkstone
926:Hamworthy
868:Sherborne
570:Salisbury
545:in 2009.
385:platforms
341:Sherborne
207:Key dates
140:Platforms
91:2°30′47″W
67:Sherborne
34:Sherborne
1382:Southern
1216:Westbury
1198:Grateley
999:Chetnole
979:Weymouth
891:Weymouth
773:Archived
722:27 April
629:See also
549:Services
123:ST640161
63:Location
1295:Whimple
1290:Feniton
1285:Honiton
1250:Tisbury
1193:Andover
1183:Overton
1092:Swanage
1067:Wareham
916:Wareham
906:Moreton
779:30 June
617:
605:
519:
507:
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369:station
363:History
281:2022/23
268:2021/22
255:2020/21
242:2019/20
229:2018/19
172:History
74:England
1305:Pinhoe
1230:Bruton
1173:Woking
1136:routes
1072:Norden
852:Dorset
752:6 June
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345:Dorset
263:36,452
215:Opened
71:Dorset
1223:Frome
984:Upwey
931:Poole
896:Upwey
798:(PDF)
315:Notes
911:Wool
810:2009
781:2009
754:2022
724:2012
692:ISBN
667:ISBN
572:and
403:The
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343:in
156:SHE
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