Yeovil Stations

[adamcoppard]

Annoyingly, Yeovil Pen Mill and Yeovil Junction do not belong to a group, such that I can't buy a ticket to 'Yeovil Stns' and change routes / plans depending on what day / time I want to travel (which can pay off over the weekend as the service at Jcn. seems to be better than Pen Mill).

My question is, and I think I already know the answer to this (no!) - but for longer distance journeys (certainly nothing local!) what's the nearest I could get on a ticket to both that I could sensibly use as a changing point where I could then buy singles from either Yeovil Station to, to allow me maximum flexibility? Somewhat, I suspect the answer is just going to be buy from one to the other - and I'm probably adding an insane expenditure on top - but just thought it might be interesting.

 

[sonic2009]

Where are you travelling from?

 

[soil]

You can buy a ticket to one and travel to the other if the route to the other plus walk is the shortest route to Yeovil.

 

[wibble]

You can buy a ticket to one and travel to the other if the route to the other plus walk is the shortest route to Yeovil.

Easement 31 in the routeing guide prohibits this - a ticket from Pen Mill is not valid for travel from Junction and vice versa.

 

[soil]

Easement 31 in the routeing guide prohibits this - a ticket from Pen Mill is not valid for travel from Junction and vice versa.

That only applies to routes from the Routeing Guide, the shortest route is always valid.

 

[John @ home]

the shortest route is always valid.

The shortest route by rail is valid. A journey which included a walk Yeovil Jn - Yeovil PM would not be the shortest route by rail.

 

[34D]

The shortest route by rail is valid. A journey which included a walk Yeovil Jn - Yeovil PM would not be the shortest route by rail.

And I believe it would be a very long walk.

 

[Pen Mill]

Annoyingly, Yeovil Pen Mill and Yeovil Junction do not belong to a group, such that I can't buy a ticket to 'Yeovil Stns' and change routes / plans depending on what day / time I want to travel (which can pay off over the weekend as the service at Jcn. seems to be better than Pen Mill).

My question is, and I think I already know the answer to this (no!) - but for longer distance journeys (certainly nothing local!) what's the nearest I could get on a ticket to both that I could sensibly use as a changing point where I could then buy singles from either Yeovil Station to, to allow me maximum flexibility? Somewhat, I suspect the answer is just going to be buy from one to the other - and I'm probably adding an insane expenditure on top - but just thought it might be interesting.

As Junction is on an East-West axis and Pen Mill is on North-South it's difficult to find a common intersection.

There is a shuttle bus between the 2 stations which replaced the direct rail link.
http://www.southwestcoaches.co.uk/images/timetables/68 service - jun 12.pdf
This is your best option unless it's after 7pm that you're arriving , in which case , get a cab.
It doesn't run on Sundays.
I don't know the fare , a couple of quid i think but you can buy a plusbus on your rail ticket for an additional £2.80

If you did want to do it by rail , the best I can come up with is :-
From the North , the only feasible changeover point is Westbury. All services to Pen Mill pass through there having come from Bristol.

For a train from Westbury to Yeovil Junction , you will need to change again at Salisbury . Both trains on this section are hourly services.

The walk between the 2 stations is 2.2 mies (45 minutes) and it's not a comfortable walk being down a busy country lane !

 

[adamcoppard]

Indeed - the walk between the two Yeovil Stations is not fantastic and I really wouldn't want to be walking along the lanes in the light, let alone at dark.

I'd be travelling from Coventry / Warwick, so I believe my options are to go via Birmingham and Bristol (which would take me to Pen Mill) or to go via Reading and Basingstoke (which would take me to Junction) - however it would almost certainly be wiser to take the Reading route on a weekend especially (due to rubbish Sunday timings to Bristol).

For cheapness ahead of time it seems to be really cheap to go Coventry - London on MegaBus and then London - Junction via MegaBus to, but that doesn't really give me any flexibility.