Dorset
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Dorchester

Dorchester West railway station

Dorchester West is one of two railway stations that serve the town of in , England, the other being . It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates all services that stop here.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “DCW”, “Dorchester West Railway Station”, and “Dorchester West Station”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Dorchester and Maumbury Rings.

Church
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church, also known as St Mary the Virgin, is a Church of England church in Fordington, , , . It was built in 1910–12 for a cost of £11,500. is situated 640 feet southwest of Dorchester West railway station.

Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Neolithic henge in the south of town in , . It is a large circular earthwork, 85 metres in diameter, with a single bank and an entrance to the north east. is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Dorchester West railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Kicior99, CC BY 3.0.
Dorchester South is one of two railway stations that serve the town of in , England, the other is Dorchester West. The station is on the South West Main Line and is situated 135 miles 70 chains down the line from , between and . is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Dorchester West railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poundbury and Charlton Down.

Suburb
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of in the county of , England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall.

Village
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is a new village in , England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town . It lies within the civil parish of . is situated 3 miles north of Dorchester West railway station.

Village
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of in south , England. The suburb is situated on the B3159 road in the Wey valley. The area was formerly a village until it was absorbed into the Weymouth built-up area. is situated 3½ miles south of Dorchester West railway station.

Dorchester West railway station

Latitude
50.71093° or 50° 42′ 39″ north
Longitude
-2.44265° or 2° 26′ 34″ west
Elevation
246 feet (75 metres)
Operator
Great Western Railway
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“DCW”
Open location code
9C2VPH64+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7170519757
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6952457
Wiki­data ID
Q5297625
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Dorchester West railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Dorchester West”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة دورتشيستير ويست”
  • French: “Dorchester West”
  • French: “gare de Dorchester West”
  • Polish: “Dorchester West”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Gorllewin Dorchester”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dorchester West railway station”. Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.