- Wareham railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Wareham
code = WRM
manager =South West Trains
locale = Wareham
borough = Purbeck
usage0405 = 0.270
usage0506 = 0.282
platforms = 2
start =4 April 1887 Wareham railway station serves the town of Wareham in the English county of
Dorset . It is situated about akilometre north of the town centre.History
The current station opened in
1887 replacing the original which opened in1847 and was sited east of what is now only a pedestrian crossing. This station had 2bay platform s which served the branch line toSwanage until 1972, when the branch closed.The branch line to Swanage is now the
Swanage Railway , asteam locomotive operatedheritage railway that currently operates between Swanage and aPark and Ride site at Norden just north ofCorfe Castle . The rail connection between the Swanage Railway and theNetwork Rail tracks at Worgret Junction has been restored, and there are plans to extend the Swanage Railway back into Wareham station on a regular basis, thus restoring a connection with theNational Rail network. One of the bay platforms is now covered by part of the station car park, the other is clear, awaiting the eventual arrival of the Swanage Railway to the station.Services
Wareham station is served by two
South West Trains services an hour fromLondon Waterloo toWeymouth , usually a Class 444 expressDesiro unit or Class 450 outer suburban Desiro unit. Prior to 9 December 2007 it was the terminus for an hourly local service fromBrockenhurst but this has now been partially replaced by the additional Weymouth service..Although track is now complete through from Worgret Junction to the
Swanage Railway , the normal service on the Swanage Railway still terminates at Norden station nearCorfe Castle . However special services occasionally work between Wareham and the Swanage Railway.###@@@KEYEND@@@###
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