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Location notes
A small unmanned village station on the Castle Cary to Weymouth line around 9 miles north west of Dorchester.
Railway type and traffic
The section of line between Maiden Newton and Yeovil Pen Mill is single track, and single line token exchange operates between these two stations.
Mainly First Great Western Class 150s, 158s and 153s operating services to Weymouth and Bristol Temple Meads.
Occasional charter traffic throughout the year aswell as ECS and light engine charter moves to and from Yeovil Junction and Weymouth operated by Steam and Diesel Traction.
There is no booked freight but every now and again the Network Rail Structure Gauging Train makes an appearance.
Mainly First Great Western Class 150s, 158s and 153s operating services to Weymouth and Bristol Temple Meads.
Occasional charter traffic throughout the year aswell as ECS and light engine charter moves to and from Yeovil Junction and Weymouth operated by Steam and Diesel Traction.
There is no booked freight but every now and again the Network Rail Structure Gauging Train makes an appearance.
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Environment
The station is situated next to fields and houses on the edge of the village. The main station building is occupied by a small business.
Road directions
From the Dorchester direction take the first exit on the left after passing through the village of Grimstone. Follow this road along, passing through the village of Frampton along the way. Once you have arrived into the centre of Maiden Newton, turn right onto Church Road. Follow this road round to the right and then turn off onto Station Road on the right, and the station is around 500 yards up this road on the right.
If coming from the Yeovil direction on the A37, take the turning on the right at the Folly Hill Junction and follow this road for around 1.5 to 2 miles. Once you have passed over the railway, around a quarter of a mile later the turning for the station is on the left, which is a very sharp hairpin bend. Follow this road and the station is on your right.
Please note that the latter direction from the Folly Hill turning down into Maiden Newton is quite steep in some places with some blind corners.
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Maiden Newton map co-ordinates
If coming from the Yeovil direction on the A37, take the turning on the right at the Folly Hill Junction and follow this road for around 1.5 to 2 miles. Once you have passed over the railway, around a quarter of a mile later the turning for the station is on the left, which is a very sharp hairpin bend. Follow this road and the station is on your right.
Please note that the latter direction from the Folly Hill turning down into Maiden Newton is quite steep in some places with some blind corners.
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Maiden Newton map co-ordinates
Parking
The station has a small car park.
Public transport
Bus services operate from the village, as well as train services stopping at the station.
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Amenities
The station does not have any toilets, but there are pubs and shops within the village.
Accommodation
A selection of accommodation is available within Maiden Newton and surrounding areas.
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Photographic notes
Personally I have found that lighting is best from the beginning of the afternoon to the evening, with the sun making its way round to the north end of the station at the end of the day. On a clear sunny day, some very good shots can be obtained of trains sat in the station waiting to pass another train from either direction.
General views - All photographs © Jack Haynes unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking north west
Fig 3 - Lookingsouth east
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
