History
The current station opened in 1887 replacing the original which opened in 1847 and was sited east of what is now only a pedestrian crossing. This station had two bay platforms which served the branch line to Swanage from 1885 until 1972, when the branch closed.
The branch line to Swanage is now the preserved Swanage Railway, a steam locomotive operated heritage railway that currently operates between Swanage and a Park and Ride site at Norden just north of Corfe Castle.
The rail connection between the Swanage Railway and the Network Rail tracks at Worgret Junction has been restored, and there are plans to extend the Swanage Railway back (via Blue Pool and Furzebrook) into Wareham station on a regular basis, thus restoring a connection with the National Rail network.
Read more about this topic: Wareham Railway Station
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