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Welcome to Purbeck
Community Rail Partnership

175 years of the Southampton to Dorchester Railway, June 2022. Find out more on the events page!

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A regular rail passenger train service from Swanage to Wareham has been an aspiration of many people for many years. The original line connecting the towns was closed in 1972, and the Purbeck Community Rail Partnership comprising local councils, businesses and rail organisations have been working together since 1997 to make this dream a reality.

to/from The Seaside Town of Weymouth 

to/from Poole & onwards to London

A regular rail passenger train service from Swanage to Wareham has been an aspiration of many people for many years. The original line connecting the towns was closed in 1972, and the Purbeck Community Rail Partnership comprising local councils, businesses and rail organisations have been working together since 1997 to make this dream a reality.
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Visit Dorchester promotes sustainable travel

Visit Dorchester promotes sustainable travel and integrated connections for onward travel. It demonstrates the options available and links the two stations operating on separate lines ...
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New 2024 Summer Service for the 2RN Shuttle Bus from Wareham Station to RSPB Arne

A trial shuttle bus service 2RN to connect Wareham train station and RSPB Arne has been extended to cover the summer period up to the ...
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Rail Minister Visits the Purbeck Region August 2023

Great to have Huw Merriman Minister of State for Rail visiting our region as part of his Summer Rail Tour of the UK. He was ...
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