Swanage Railway - Norden - Wareham Restoration

Wareham Restoration

There are currently no regular timetabled trains between Swanage and Wareham, as the present intensive rail service from Swanage operates only as far as Norden, via Herston, Harman's Cross and Corfe Castle.

The Swanage Railway is continuing to work with Network Rail and the local authorities to identify suitable rolling stock and the infrastructure needed to enable regular services via Wareham to be implemented in the future.

In July 2010, Dorset County and Purbeck District councils voted to allocate up to £3 million over three years, to part-fund re-signalling work by Network Rail (NR) at Worgret Junction, which connects the Swanage branch to NR's main line near Wareham. Once completed, the upgrade will enable scheduled train services to operate between Wareham, Corfe Castle and Swanage.

Once running all the way from Wareham to Swanage the line will once again running at a total of 11 miles in length.

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