Malvern Wells railway station

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.

Malvern Wells
Location	Lower Wyche, Malvern Hills England
Coordinates	52.0953°N 2.3236°W
Grid reference	SO779441
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Worcester & Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
25 May 1860	Station opens
19 January 1861	Closed
1 February 1864	Reopened
5 April 1965	Station closes[1]

The station closed in 1965, 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

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2004). Worcester to Hereford. Middleton Press. figs. 59-64. ISBN 9781904474388. OCLC 862604858.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Bromsgrove to Gloucester. Middleton Press. figs. 71-74. ISBN 9781904474739. OCLC 931169432.