Malvern Wells railway station

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Malvern Wells
General information
Location Lower Wyche, Malvern Hills
England
Coordinates 52°05′43″N2°19′25″W / 52.0953°N 2.3236°W / 52.0953; -2.3236 Coordinates: 52°05′43″N2°19′25″W / 52.0953°N 2.3236°W / 52.0953; -2.3236
Grid reference SO779441
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWorcester & Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
25 May 1860Station opens
19 January 1861Closed
1 February 1864Reopened
5 April 1965Station closes [1]

Malvern Wells railway station was a station on the Worcester and Hereford section of the Great Western Railway at Lower Wyche, between Great Malvern and Colwall. On timetables it was listed as Malvern Wells GW to distinguish it from the nearby Midland Railway station which later became known as Malvern Hanley Road.

The station closed in 1965, [2] but the signal box here remains open as it controls the line towards Ledbury, which becomes single track at this point prior to passing through the tunnels at Colwall and Ledbury. Trains terminating at Great Malvern also run here to reverse before returning east.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Great Malvern   Great Western Railway
Cotswold Line
  Colwall

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References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 285. OCLC   931112387.

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