- Droitwich Spa railway station
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Droitwich Spa Location Place Droitwich Spa Local authority Wychavon Operations Station code DTW Managed by London Midland Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2002/03 * 0.291 million 2004/05 * 0.278 million 2005/06 * 0.333 million 2006/07 * 0.366 million 2007/08 * 0.386 million 2008/09 * 0.431 million 2009/10 * 0.472 million History Opened 1852 National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Droitwich Spa from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Droitwich Spa railway station serves the town of Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire. It is located just to the south-west of Droitwich Spa Junction of the Worcester to Leamington Spa Line and the Worcester to Birmingham New Street Line. The station is managed by London Midland, who also operate all trains serving it.
The station is used, among others, by Birmingham commuters - the fastest peak trains take only half an hour to reach Britain's second city.
History
Droitwich Spa railway station was opened in 1852 as part of the Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton Line by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, which was soon to come under the auspices of the Great Western Railway. Later that year it was also linked into the Midland Railway's main line between Birmingham New Street and Gloucester by means of a short branch line to Stoke Works Junction, south of Bromsgrove. This allowed trains from the Worcester direction to run to New Street (by means of running powers over MR metals) as well as the GWR station at Snow Hill. Originally built as a double line, it was singled in 1969 when Gloucester PSB took over control of the main line south of Barnt Green.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station Stoke Works
Station Closed and Line OpenStoke Branch
Great Western Railway
Later British RailFernhill Heath
Station Closed and Line OpenCutnall Green Halt
Station Closed and Line OpenOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Great Western RailwayFernhill Heath
Station Closed and Line OpenServices
The service pattern from the station has varied somewhat over the years, particularly after most services via Kidderminster were diverted to New St in 1967 as part of the plans to close Snow Hill (the service via Bromsgrove subsequently becoming peak-hours only). Today though, travellers from the station once again have a choice of stations in Birmingham following the reopening of Snow Hill in 1995 and there are regular services on both routes into the city. Currently there is an hourly service (Mon - Sat) between New St and Hereford via Bromsgrove that calls here, along with two trains per hour between Snow Hill and Worcester (both stations). The latter continue beyond Snow Hill eastbound to either Whitlocks End or Dorridge, whilst some trains run through to/from Great Malvern. The frequency on this line drops to hourly in the evenings.
On Sundays, the Worcester - Snow Hill service runs every hour, continuing eastbound to Shirley and Stratford-upon-Avon, whilst there is only a limited service (five trains each way) between New St and Worcester/Hereford.Preceding station National Rail Following station Hartlebury
Kidderminster on SundaysLondon Midland
Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line
For Foregate StreetWorcester Foregate Street London Midland
Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line
For Shrub HillWorcester Shrub Hill Bromsgrove London Midland
Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove LineWorcester Foregate Street External links
Transport in Worcestershire Road Motorways A-Roads Service Stations Other Rail Main lines Closed lines Stations Alvechurch • Barnt Green • Blakedown • Bromsgrove • Droitwich Spa • Evesham • Great Malvern • Hagley • Hartlebury • Honeybourne • Kidderminster • Malvern Link • Pershore • Redditch • Worcester Foregate Street • Worcester Shrub Hill • WythallClosed stations Astwood Bank • Aston-under-Hill • Beckford • Bengeworth • Foley Park Halt • Hinton • Littleton and Badsey • Malvern Wells • Ripple • Upton-on-SevernHeritage stations Other Buses Routes List of bus routes in Worcestershire • Worcestershire bus route 144 • West Midlands Bristol Road bus corridorCompanies Other Bus transport in BromsgroveWaterways Rivers Canals Other Footpaths Long-distance footpaths Cycle Paths Railway stations in Worcestershire Hereford to London:
Cotswold LineBirmingham to Cardiff: Bromsgrove • Droitwich Spa • Worcester Shrub HillBirmingham to Worcester
via Bromsgrove:Birmingham to Worcester
via Kidderminster:Hagley • Blakedown • Kidderminster • Hartlebury • Droitwich Spa • Worcester Shrub Hill or Worcester Foregate StreetLichfield to Redditch:
Cross-City LineBirmingham to Stratford-upon-Avon: Heritage railway stations Severn Valley Railway: Categories:- Droitwich Spa
- Railway stations in Worcestershire
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1852
- Railway stations served by London Midland
- DfT Category E stations
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