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Train companies affected:Thameslink
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Train companies affected:CrossCountry, Great Northern, Greater Anglia, Thameslink
Dorchester South station, Station Approach, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1QX
The ticket office at Dorchester South will be closing at 1240 from Wednesday 9 to Friday 11 July 2025.
The ticket office at Dorchester South will be closed on Sunday 13 July 2025.
Outside the entrance to the ticket office
Yes
Available
All South Western Railway ticket machines are able to sell tickets with Disabled Persons Railcard discounts. All machines are accessible, however the station may not be so please check the station access note for further details
Yes
No
Yes
Dorchester South ticket office can order new smartcards for collection and sell tickets to smartcards including Flexi Seasons
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Yes
Customer Help points are located on every platform
Please contact our Customer Service Centre on 0345 6000 650
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Opening times are for the Lost Property office at London Waterloo. There is no Lost Property office at Dorchester South.
No
There are Help Points
Announcements are made both visually and audibly
Induction loops are throughout this station
This station has a degree of step-free access to the platform, which may be in both directions or in one direction only - please check details.
Step-free category B2 Station. Some step-free access to all platforms - please check details - Ramp to Platform 1 at approx 1:14 gradient (to London) via Booking Hall, or level via car park (1 step via side gate next to Booking Hall when closed). Ramp at approx 1:20 to Platform 2 (to Weymouth) from separate entrance. Interchange via street over 1km so no reasonable step-free access between platforms.
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Available
All South Western Railway ticket machines are able to sell tickets with Disabled Persons Railcard discounts. All machines are accessible, however the station may not be so please check the station access note for further details
Yes
Available
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N/A
In the booking hall. Area is heated and seating complies with Code of Practice.
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There are tactile warnings on all platforms
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2 spaces
Parking is chargeable for all vehicles except registered Blue Badge holders.
No
This is a combined drop-off and pick-up point
There are no seating or waiting facilities at this drop-off and/or pick-up point
The drop-off and/or pick-up point is on the same side of the road as the station
Ramps cannot be deployed from the rear or side of a vehicle
The drop-off and/or pick-up point is uncovered
The lane at the drop-off and/or pick-up point and/or waiting is less than 2.4m wide
There is space for up to 3 vehicles to drop-off and/or pick-up
There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point
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Yes
Customer Help points are located on every platform
24 hours a day, except Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Assistance is available to customers boarding and alighting trains, at all times trains are running. At this station assistance is provided by the Guard on board the train. You can book assistance up to 2 hours before your journey when travelling on South Western Railway. Planning in advance isn't always possible so do not worry if you haven't booked - please make yourself known to the Guard, who will step out onto the platform when the train arrives. You can also request assistance using our Assisted Boarding Points service - https://tinyurl.com/4yt832sj
There are Help Points
Available
The toilets are located on Platform 1. Separate Male toilet facilities. Female and Accessible toilet is combined.
Accessible toilets are located in the booking hall on platform 1. The toilets are open:
Monday to Friday - 05:50 to 18:15Saturday - 06:45 to 17:00Sunday - 08:30 to 16:00
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N/A
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In the booking hall. Area is heated and seating complies with Code of Practice.
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47 spaces
2 spaces
Parking is chargeable for all vehicles except registered Blue Badge holders.
No
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No
Parking charges apply
RingGo Code 2028.
Hourly rate available from 1200 from RingGo ONLY.
Bank Holiday £3.50.
Off-Peak from 1200 Monday to Friday.
Weekend ticket available from 0001 Friday until 0359 Tuesday £6.90.
Blue Badge parking
Parking spaces for Blue Badge holders are available at many of our stations. A valid European Blue Parking Badge must be clearly displayed when you park in a disabled parking space.
Parking is complimentary for Blue Badge holders who register via the link below. Where there are blue-badge parking spaces in short stay areas, charges do not apply but you must not park for longer than 20 minutes.
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12 spaces
2 lockers plus 10 additional cycle spaces
Lockers & Racks
No
No
Located in forecourt, in front of station building. Operated by Beryl. For more information: https://beryl.cc/scheme/dorchester-weymouth-and-portland
Station forecourt, off Weymouth Avenue
Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here
Located in forecourt, in front of station building. Operated by Beryl. For more information: https://beryl.cc/scheme/dorchester-weymouth-and-portland