Evesham railway station


Evesham railway station is in the town of Evesham in Worcestershire, England. It is between and stations on the Cotswold Line between and via Worcester and. It is operated by Great Western Railway. Trains to take about 1 hour 45 minutes. It is one of the few railway stations in the United Kingdom to have shown a steady decline in use since 2004.

History

The first major section of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, between Evesham and, opened to public traffic on 3 May 1852, the opening ceremony having been held on 1 May. Evesham was a terminus for just over a year, until the last major section of the OWW, from Evesham to Wolvercot Junction, was opened on 4 June 1853. The OWW became the West Midland Railway in 1860, which in turn merged with the Great Western Railway in 1863.
Facing the present station across the car park is the former Midland Railway station of 1864 by the architect George Hunt on the Ashchurch to Evesham loop line, which closed to passenger traffic in June 1963 and completely a year later. The original timber buildings from this station were taken to build Monsal Dale railway station in Derbyshire; the replacement stone structure still stands and is used for office accommodation. The rest of the site has been redeveloped as a housing estate.

Services

Before December 2019, services at Evesham were irregular with gaps of between 40 mins and 2 hours between services.
As of December 2019, Great Western Railway now provide a more regular service to the station. The current off-peak service in trains per hour is: