List of railway stations in Worcestershire

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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 train operating company is West Midlands Railway who run the majority of services in the county. However Great Western Railway operates the Worcester - London service.

The main rail routes in Worcestershire include:

Stations[edit]

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 operating companies who currently serve each station and the final three 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.

The data from 2019-20 onwards, but particularly 2020-21 and 2021-22’s data, has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Station Year
opened
District Served by[1][2][3] Station users
2021–22[4]
Station users
2020–21[5]
Station users
2019–20[5]
Alvechurch 1852[6] Bromsgrove West Midlands Railway 91,284 32,418 179,964
Barnt Green 1840[7] Bromsgrove West Midlands Railway 193,280 72,116 315,418
Blakedown 1852[8] Wyre Forest West Midlands Railway 60,180 38,914 99,500
Bromsgrove 1840[9] Bromsgrove West Midlands Railway 415,268 133,276 790,432
Droitwich Spa 1852[10] Wychavon West Midlands Railway 325,718 133,952 520,328
Evesham 1852[11] Wychavon Great Western Railway 203,748 66,164 245,990
Great Malvern 1859[12] Malvern Hills Great Western Railway
West Midlands Railway
324,948 126,294 537,454
Hagley 1862[13] Bromsgrove West Midlands Railway 300,246 278,276 492,262
Hartlebury 1852[14] Wyre Forest West Midlands Railway 38,002 18,278 54,064
Honeybourne 1852[15] Wychavon Great Western Railway 64,078 16,280 71,830
Kidderminster 1852[16] Wyre Forest West Midlands Railway 799,082 371,364 1,529,896
Malvern Link 1859[12] Malvern Hills Great Western Railway
West Midlands Railway
253,760 93,268 360,234
Pershore 1852[17] Wychavon Great Western Railway 88,116 37,112 102,550
Redditch 1859[18] Redditch West Midlands Railway 581,316 209,882 1,001,912
Worcester Foregate Street 1860[19] Worcester Great Western Railway
West Midlands Railway
1,358,222 534,904 2,190,982
Worcester Shrub Hill 1852[20] Worcester Great Western Railway
West Midlands Railway
409,540 161,288 660,638
Worcestershire Parkway 2020[21] Worcester Great Western Railway
CrossCountry
314,894 32,350 25,478
Wythall 1908[22] Bromsgrove West Midlands Railway 46,348 16,442 68,712

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Station Information". London Midland. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Chiltern Railway and station". Chiltern Railways. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Stations and routes". Great Western Railway. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Station usage 2021/22 : Rail statistics : Publications & statistics : Office of Rail Regulation". Rail-reg.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Station usage : Rail statistics : Publications & statistics : Office of Rail Regulation". Rail-reg.gov.uk. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  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.

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