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Train companies affected:Thameslink
Last updated:Yesterday at 21:25
Train companies affected:Avanti West Coast, Caledonian Sleeper, Northern, TransPennine Express
Dorchester West (DCW)
Dorchester West station, Damers Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2LB
Station Information
Ticket Office
Opening Hours
Unavailable
Ticket Machines
No
Collect tickets bought online
- No
Accessible ticket machines
Unavailable
Induction loop
Yes
Smartcards
Smartcards issued at this station
No
Smartcard tickets
- No
Smartcard validators
No
Smartcard note
Smartcard Accepted
Information Available
- Yes - from help point
Customer Information
Unavailable
Staff Help Available
- Staff Help Available,Monday to Friday: Unavailable
- Staff Help Available,Saturday: Unavailable
- Staff Help Available,Sunday: Unavailable
Meeting Point for assistance: Please make your way onto the platform and make the onboard team member aware you require assistance.
Customer Help Points
Yes
Customer Services Notes
Please visit GWR Help & Support. Or contact our social media team @gwrhelp.
Left Luggage
Unavailable
Lost Property
Available
CCTV at the Station
Yes
Help Point location
Help Points are available inside and outside this station
Live service information
Announcements are only made audibly
Induction loop availability
Induction loops are only in Help Points
Station Accessibility
Step-free access
Step-free access to all platforms - may include long or steep ramps. Access between platforms may be via the street.
Step-free category B1 station - Step-free access to all platforms - may include long or steep ramps. Access between platforms may be via the street.
There is step free access to either platform. Access between platforms is via a stepped footbridge or for step free access, via the public footpaths.
Ticket barriers and gates
Unavailable
Accessible ticket machines
Unavailable
Induction loop
Yes
Ramp for train access
Available
Accessible Toilets
Unavailable
Waiting rooms
Unavailable
Seating area
Available
Wheelchairs available
Unavailable
Tactile paving on platform edges
There are tactile warnings on all platforms
Getting to and from the station
Accessible taxis here
Available
Accessible taxis are available
Impaired mobility set down/pick-up point available
Unavailable
Impaired mobility set-down/ pick-up point note
This is a combined drop-off and pick-up point
Seating or waiting facilities at drop-off/ pick-up
There are no seating or waiting facilities at this drop-off and/or pick-up point
Waiting facility location
The drop-off and/or pick-up point is accessed via a controlled road crossing such as a pedestrian crossing
Ramp deployment from rear of vehicle
Ramps cannot be deployed from the rear or side of a vehicle
Set-down/ pick-up location covered
The drop-off and/or pick-up point is uncovered
Dimensions of set-down/ pick-up spaces
The bay(s) a the drop-off and/or pick-up point and/or waiting area is/are less than is 2.4m wide by 4.8m
Number of set-down/ pick-up spaces
There is space for up to 3 vehicles to drop-off and/or pick-up
Help Point near set-down/ pick-up
There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point
Staff Help
Staff help available
- Staff help available,Monday to Friday: Unavailable
- Staff help available,Saturday: Unavailable
- Staff help available,Sunday: Unavailable
Meeting Point for assistance: Please make your way onto the platform and make the onboard team member aware you require assistance.
Customer Help Points
Yes
Helpline
Available
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Help Point location
Help Points are available inside and outside this station
Toilets
Unavailable
Accessible Toilets
Unavailable
Baby Changing
Unavailable
Waiting Rooms
Unavailable
Seating Area
Available
Refreshment Facilities
Unavailable
Public Telephones
No
Public Wi-Fi
Unavailable
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Bicycle Storage
Spaces
4 spaces
2 Sheffield hoops. Please note cycles can be carried on our trains free of charge.
Type of Storage
Stands
Location
Car park
Sheltered
No
CCTV
No
Cycle and buggy facilities
There are no accessible cycle facilities but there is charging facilities
Help point bicycles
There is no help point close to the cycle parking
Bicycle Hire
Cycle Hire Information
There are no cycle hire facilities at this station
More Information
Transport Links
Market bus stops on Maumbury Road.
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