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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Station Information". London Midland. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Chiltern Railway and station". Chiltern Railways. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Stations and routes". Great Western Railway. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Station usage 2021/22 : Rail statistics : Publications & statistics : Office of Rail Regulation". Rail-reg.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Station usage : Rail statistics : Publications & statistics : Office of Rail Regulation". Rail-reg.gov.uk. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Alvechurch station". Rail Around Birmingham. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Barnt Green Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Blakedown Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Bromsgrove Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Droitwich Spa Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Evesham Station". Miac.org.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Malvern & Hereford Railway". Miac.org.uk. 3 April 1965. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Hagley Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Hartlebury Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Pershore & Evesham Line". Miac.org.uk. 3 January 1966. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Kidderminster Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Pershore & Evesham Line". Miac.org.uk. 3 January 1966. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Redditch Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ M.E. Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales - A Chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2003
- ^ "Worcester Shrub Hill Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Worcestershire Parkway Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Wythall Station". Railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.