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Map showing the location of Worcestershire within the United Kingdom

This is a list of railway stations in Worcestershire, one of the counties of the United Kingdom. It includes all railway stations in Worcestershire that form part of the British National Rail network that currently have timetabled train services. It does not include stations on heritage railways, except for those stations which are shared with those on the National Rail Network.

The main operator is West Midlands Railway who run the majority of services in the county. However Great Western Railway operates the Worcester - London service and Chiltern Railways operates services between Kidderminster and London.

The main rail routes in Worcestershire include:

Stations

The following table lists the name of each station, along with the year it first opened, and the district in which it is situated. The table also shows the train operators who currently serve each station and the final two columns give information on the number of passengers using each station in recent years, as collated by the Office of Rail Regulation, a Government body. The figures are based on ticket sales and are given to the nearest 100.[1]

Station Year
opened
District Served by[2][3][4] Station users
2007–08[5]
Station users
2006–07[5]
Alvechurch 1852[6] Bromsgrove West Midlands Railway 94,129 94,100
Barnt Green 1840[7] Bromsgrove West Midlands Railway 171,202 160,227
Blakedown 1852[8] Wyre Forest Chiltern Railways
West Midlands Railway
61,109 53,365
Bromsgrove 1840[9] Bromsgrove West Midlands Railway 230,081 206,546
Droitwich Spa 1852[10] Wychavon West Midlands Railway 385,956 365,703
Evesham 1852[11] Wychavon Great Western Railway 214,364 236,611
Great Malvern 1859[12] Malvern Hills Great Western Railway
West Midlands Railway
384,906 405,371
Hagley 1862[13] Bromsgrove Chiltern Railways
West Midlands Railway
332,555 267,126
Hartlebury 1852[14] Wyre Forest West Midlands Railway 13,614 10,637
Honeybourne 1852[15] Wychavon Great Western Railway 33,127 34,281
Kidderminster 1852[16] Wyre Forest Chiltern Railways
West Midlands Railway
963,041 866,145
Malvern Link 1859[12] Malvern Hills Great Western Railway
West Midlands Railway
227,141 216,790
Pershore 1852[17] Wychavon Great Western Railway 61,971 61,739
Redditch 1859[18] Redditch West Midlands Railway 688,803 661,711
Worcester Foregate Street 1860[19] Worcester Great Western Railway
West Midlands Railway
1,252,717 1,273,385
Worcester Shrub Hill 1852[20] Worcester Great Western Railway
West Midlands Railway
625,434 592,756
Worcestershire Parkway 2020[21] Worcester Great Western Railway
CrossCountry
Not applicable Not applicable
Wythall 1908[22] Bromsgrove West Midlands Railway 30,280 31,367

See also

References

  1. ^ "Station usage". Office of Rail Regulation. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Our route". London Midland. Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Our Route - Chiltern Railways - Cheap train tickets & check train times for travel to Birmingham, London, Banbury, Leamington Spa, Warwick Parkway and Stratford upon Avon". Chiltern Railways. Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Stations". First Great Western. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Station usage : Rail statistics : Publications & statistics : Office of Rail Regulation". Rail-reg.gov.uk. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Alvechurch station". Rail Around Birmingham. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Barnt Green Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Blakedown Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  9. ^ "Bromsgrove Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  10. ^ "Droitwich Spa Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  11. ^ "Evesham Station". Miac.org.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  12. ^ a b "Malvern & Hereford Railway". Miac.org.uk. 3 April 1965. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  13. ^ "Hagley Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  14. ^ "Hartlebury Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  15. ^ "Pershore & Evesham LIne". Miac.org.uk. 3 January 1966. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  16. ^ "Kidderminster Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  17. ^ "Pershore & Evesham LIne". Miac.org.uk. 3 January 1966. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  18. ^ "Redditch Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  19. ^ M.E. Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales - A Chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2003
  20. ^ "Worcester Shrub Hill Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  21. ^ "Worcestershire Parkway Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  22. ^ "Wythall Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.