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Corfe Castle railway station
Railway station on Swanage heritage railway, Dorset, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Corfe Castle railway station is a railway station located in the village of Corfe Castle, in the English county of Dorset. Originally an intermediate station on the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) branch line from Wareham to Swanage, the line and station were closed by British Rail in 1972. It has since reopened as a station on the Swanage Railway, a heritage railway that runs regularly from Norden station just north of Corfe Castle to Swanage station. The line also connects Wareham and Norden.
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General information | |
Location | Corfe Castle, Dorset England |
Coordinates | 50.6383°N 2.0551°W / 50.6383; -2.0551 |
Grid reference | SY962820 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | CFC |
History | |
Original company | Swanage Railway |
Key dates | |
20 May 1885 | Opened |
3 January 1972 | Closed |
12 August 1995 | Reopened |
26 May 2018 | National Rail services commence |
6 July 2019 | National Rail services suspended |
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