Dorchester South

Address

Dorchester South station
Station Approach
Dorchester
DT1 1QX

Ticket office

Monday to Friday: 5:50 AM to 6:15 PM
Saturday: 6:45 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday: 8:45 AM to 4:00 PM

General information

Station Operator:
SW
Station Code:
DCH
Staffing Level:
partTime
CCTV:
No

Ticket buying & collection

Oyster Pre Pay:
No
Oyster Validator:
No
Smartcard Issued:
No
Smartcard Validaton:
Yes
Oyster Topup:
No
Prepurchase Collection:
Yes
Smartcard Topup:
Yes
Ticket Machine:
Yes
Penalty Fares:
Applicable Operators: Southeastern
Ticket Office Note:

Outside the entrance to the ticket office

Passenger services

Lost Property Contact Available:
No
Website:
Go to website
Ticket Gate:
No
Customer Services:

Please contact our Customer Service Centre on 0345 6000 650

Customer Help Points:
Yes
Customer Help Points Note:

Customer Help points are located on every platform

Station facilities

ATM Machine:
No
Baby Change:
No
Seated Area:
Yes
Shops:
No
Station Buffet:
No
Telephones (Cards & Coins):
No
Toilets:
Yes
Toilets Note:

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

Waiting Room:
No
Waiting Room Note:

In the booking hall. Area is heated and seating complies with Code of Practice.

Car parking

Car parking:
Yes

Dorchester South Car Park

Spaces:
47
Accessible Spaces:
2
Accessible Car Park Equipment:
No
Annual Charge:
£651.00
Daily Charge:
£4.60
Monthly Charge:
£65.10
Off Peak Charge:
£2.30
Per Hour Charge:
£1.00
Three Monthly Charge:
£195.30
Weekly Charge:
£18.30

Cycling

Cycle Storage Availability:
Yes
Sheltered:
No
Spaces:
12
Type:
Lockers,Racks
Cycle Storage CCTV:
No

Other transport

Location for rail replacement services:

Station forecourt, off Weymouth Avenue

Taxi Rank:
No
Bus Service:
Yes
Bus Service Note:

Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here

Accessibility

Accessible Public Telephones:
No
Accessible Toilets:
No
Accessible Toilets Note:

N/A

Induction Loop:
Yes
Wheelchairs Available:
No
Ramp For Train Access:
Yes
Step Free Access:
No
Step Free Access Note:

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.

Accessible Taxis:
No
Accessible Ticket Machines:
Yes
Accessible Ticket Machines Note:

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

Impaired Mobility Set Down:
No
Helpline Contact:
Yes
Helpline Contact (Phone number):

0800 5282100

Helpline Contact Note:

24 hours a day, except Christmas Day and Boxing Day

Helpline Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 24 hours
Saturday 24 hours
Sunday 24 hours
Staff Help Available:
No
Assisted Travel:

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

The information in this document was generated 4/24/2024 2:57:18 AM