Droitwich Spa railway station

Droitwich Spa railway station
Droitwich Spa National Rail
Droitwich Spa Railway Station Late Afternoon.JPG
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 Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2002/03 *   0.291 million
2004/05 * decrease 0.278 million
2005/06 * increase 0.333 million
2006/07 * increase 0.366 million
2007/08 * increase 0.386 million
2008/09 * increase 0.431 million
2009/10 * increase 0.472 million
History
Opened 1852 (1852)
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* 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.
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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 Open
  Stoke Branch
Great Western Railway
Later British Rail
  Fernhill Heath
Station Closed and Line Open
Cutnall Green Halt
Station Closed and Line Open
  Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Great Western Railway
  Fernhill Heath
Station Closed and Line Open

Services

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 National Rail Following station
Hartlebury
Kidderminster on Sundays
  London Midland
Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line
For Foregate Street
  Worcester Foregate Street
London Midland
Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line
For Shrub Hill
Worcester Shrub Hill
Bromsgrove   London Midland
Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line
  Worcester Foregate Street

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Coordinates: 52°16′05″N 2°09′29″W / 52.268°N 2.158°W / 52.268; -2.158


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