Malvern Wells railway station was a station on the Worcester and Hereford section of the
Great Western Railway
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at
Lower Wyche, between
Great Malvern
Great Malvern is an area of the spa town of Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It lies at the foot of the Malvern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the eastern flanks of the Worcestershire Beacon and North Hill, and is ...
and
Colwall
Colwall is a civil parish in Herefordshire, England, situated on the border with Worcestershire, nestling on the western side of the Malvern Hills at the heart of the AONB. Areas of the village are known as Colwall Stone, Upper Colwall which sha ...
. On timetables it was listed as Malvern Wells GW to distinguish it from the nearby
Midland Railway
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station which later became known as
Malvern Hanley Road.
The station closed in 1965,
but the
signal box
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here remains open as it controls the line towards , which becomes single track at this point prior to passing through the tunnels at
Colwall
Colwall is a civil parish in Herefordshire, England, situated on the border with Worcestershire, nestling on the western side of the Malvern Hills at the heart of the AONB. Areas of the village are known as Colwall Stone, Upper Colwall which sha ...
and
Ledbury
Ledbury is a market town and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills.
It has a significant number of timber-framed structures, in particular along Church Lane and High Street ...
. Trains terminating at Great Malvern also run here to reverse before returning east.
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Disused railway stations in Worcestershire
Malvern, Worcestershire
Former Great Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1860
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1861
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965
Beeching closures in England
1860 establishments in England
1965 disestablishments in England
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