Yeovil Junction is one of two extant stations serving Yeovil, the
other being Yeovil Pen Mill. The
junction
in the station's name was once with a branch to Yeovil
Town, but now the only remaining junction is that with the line
between Castle Cary and Weymouth Town.
The approach up to the station from the road:
The station approach leads to the car park, and thence to the footbridge to provide access to the island platforms:
The alternative to the footbridge is the barrow crossing, seen here in this view west from the footbridge, with the car park on the right:
The steps of the footbridge leading down onto the island platform:
Platform 1, seen from the car park opposite:
On the opposite side of the island platform, platform 2:
Looking eastwards along platform 2:
The station buffet entrance is on platform 2, but it was closed due to staff sickness when we visited:
At the eastern end of the platform is this clock. Wrong, of course!
Planters on the platform:
The view eastwards from the end of the platform:
On the southern side of the station is another platform, no longer used by the Network Rail station but instead used by Yeovil Railway Centre:
The view westwards from the end of the island platform:
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