New services to begin on 14 December
A massive upgrade to Templecombe train services has been announced by SW Trains, including extra seating capacity, a half hour service and connections to Yeovil Pen Mill. Templecombe passengers can now travel to Weymouth, Dorchester, Westbury, Bath and Bristol.
The new services will provide:
- Half-hourly train services from London to Tisbury, Gillingham, Templecombe, Sherborne and Yeovil Junction between 15:20 and 19:20*
- 10 trains every week day connecting Yeovil Junction and Yeovil Pen Mill
- Two new daily services connecting Bruton directly with London for the first time
- Two new daily direct services between Castle Cary and Frome and Basingstoke, Woking and Clapham Junction
- Yeovil Junction, Sherborne and Templecombe have two additional trains in the mid-afternoon – 13:50 from London Waterloo and 16:07 from Templecombe
- Yeovil Pen Mill will have six direct trains from and two trains to London Waterloo each week day
Templecombe highlights
Additional weekday service to London Waterloo at 16:10
Half hourly service from London between 15:20 and 19:20
Three additional services from London, departing Waterloo at 13:50, 15:50 and 18:50
Five direct services each weekday to Yeovil Pen Mill
As well as the new and increased services, South West Trains has also introduced a rolling programme to refurbish all 30 of the class 159 trains on the West of England route. The diesel trains, which are the most reliable of their kind, will provide an improved quality of service and comfort.
Extended services – details:
12:50 Waterloo to Salisbury is extended to Yeovil Pen Mill via Frome
16:48 Yeovil Junction to Waterloo via Frome (attaching to 16:25 Exeter to Waterloo at Salisbury)
16:18 Gillingham to Waterloo starts from Yeovil Pen Mill at 15:45
13:50 Waterloo to Gillingham is extended to Yeovil Pen Mill
15:50 Waterloo to Gillingham is extended to Yeovil Pen Mill
16:50 Waterloo to Yeovil Junction is extended to Yeovil Pen Mill
17:50 Waterloo to Yeovil Junction is extended to Yeovil Pen Mill
18:50 Waterloo to Salisbury is extended to Yeovil Pen Mill
New services – details:
16:30 Yeovil Pen Mill to Yeovil Junction
18:30 Yeovil Pen Mill to Yeovil Junction
19:26 Yeovil Pen Mill to Salisbury***
20:27 Yeovil Pen Mill to Salisbury***
21:30 Yeovil Pen Mill to Yeovil Junction
*** Service still subject to agreement by the Rail Regulator
All information provided by SW Trains
Sadly the new services will not be steam-driven, but you can’t have everything!