It is 72 miles 49 chains (116.9 km) down the line from London Waterloo.

On 5 June 1861, the Grateley station master was killed as a result of a driver and guard rushing to move freight wagons.

South Western Railway operates an hourly service between London Waterloo and Salisbury with limited extensions to Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St Davids and Yeovil Pen Mill.

A seasonal service runs once each way on a Saturday between Waterloo and Weymouth, operating from late May to early September.

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