Malvern Link railway station
Malvern Link  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Malvern Link |
| Local authority | Malvern Hills |
| Grid reference | SO782474 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MVL |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.179 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.201 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.217 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.227 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.238 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.250 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.262 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.267 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.279 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.297 million |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Malvern Link from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Malvern Link railway station serves Malvern Link in Worcestershire, England.[1] It is one of two stations serving the town of Malvern, the other being Great Malvern station.[2]
History
A six-mile railway from Henwick to Malvern Link opened in July 1859; in May 1860 the line was extended onward to Great Malvern and Malvern Wells.[3]
Most of the original station buildings (on the down (eastern) side) had to be demolished in the 1960s after falling into poor repair, though the station house has survived.
Development
A set of improvements, funded by Worcestershire County Council, Network Rail and the Railway Heritage Trust, was carried out in 2014 to replace the wooden 1960s station building and provide a new entrance to the up platform from Osborne Road. In 2015 these improvements were awarded the Malvern Civic Society's Civic Award.[4][5]
Services
The station is located on the Cotswold Line and served by London Midland and Great Western Railway.[6] Trains run westbound to Great Malvern & Hereford and eastbound to Worcester Foregate Street; from the latter, destinations served include Birmingham New Street via Bromsgrove, Bristol Temple Meads & Westbury and Whitlocks End via Kidderminster & Birmingham Snow Hill.
References
- ↑ "Malvern Link Station". 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ "Getting to Malvern - MalvernTrail". 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ Simpson (1997). The day the trains came. Gracewing. p. 93.
- ↑ "Malvern Link station improvements". Worcestershire County Council. 2013.
- ↑ "Link railway station wins top award from Malvern Civic Society". Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ Table 71 Network Rail Timetable December 2015
Further reading
- Siviter, Roger (1999). British Railways Past and Present: Worcestershire. Kettering: Past & Present Publications Ltd.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Malvern Link railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Malvern Link railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Great Malvern | London Midland Birmingham-Hereford/Great Malvern |
Worcester Foregate Street | ||
| London Midland Hereford-Dorridge |
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| First Great Western Cotswold Line |
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| First Great Western Great Malvern - Bristol and beyond |
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Coordinates: 52°07′31″N 2°19′10″W / 52.125150°N 2.319403°W