Moreton railway station (Dorset)

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Moreton railway station serves the villages of Moreton and Crossways in Dorset, England. It is on the line between London Waterloo and Weymouth and is operated by South Western Railway.

The station is about 130 miles and 24 chains (209.7 km) from Waterloo. It opened in June 1847, built by the Southampton and Dorchester Railway. Moreton sits beside an automatic half-barrier level crossing; the crossing used to be manually signalled, but the signals were automated in the 1960s.

The line from Moreton to Dorchester South was reduced to a single track in the 1980s, but the track is double from Moreton eastwards. Both platforms are accessible without steps. There is a shelter on each platform and dot matrix displays. A ticket machine and bike racks are on the eastbound platform, and there is a small car park near the London-bound platform.

Trains through Moreton were steam-hauled until 1967. From 1967 to 1988, services used Class 33/1 diesel locomotives with Class 438 coaching stock (the 4-TC units). The line was electrified in 1988 with 750-volt DC third rail. After electrification, Class 442 electric trains ran initially, later replaced by Class 444 electric trains in 2007.

There is an hourly South Western Railway semi-fast service in each direction between Weymouth and London Waterloo, and this runs on Sundays as well.

Moreton is the westernmost station in the Purbeck Community Rail Partnership.