Great Malvern railway station



Great Malvern railway station serves the line between Worcester and Hereford. It is situated close to the centre of Great Malvern, England. It is one of two stations serving the town of Malvern, the other being Malvern Link station. The station retains much of its original Victorian station design.

Architecture and history
Great Malvern station was opened by the Worcester & Hereford Railway in 1860 and the present buildings by architect E. W. Elmslie were completed in 1862. It was later absorbed by the Great Western Railway. The buildings are in local Malvern Rag stone and follow a French Gothic theme. A particular feature of the station are the awning pillar capitals on both platforms. They are decorated with high relief mouldings depicting different arrangements of flowers and foliage.

The station celebrated its 150th birthday on 23 May 2010 with the unveiling of a plaque and a special train

Services
The station is served by two train operating companies: London Midland (who manage the station) and First Great Western. London Midland operate services to Birmingham New Street and Hereford. First Great Western operate services to London Paddington via the Cotswold Line and Oxford and to Taunton, Brighton, Portsmouth and Weymouth via Bristol Temple Meads. There was previously a branch line to Evesham via Tewkesbury which was closed just prior to the Beeching cuts.

Facilities
There is a ticket office and "Lady Foley's Tea-room", an award-winning cafe on the eastbound platform.

On the westbound platform, 'Whistlestop Stores'a shop supplying arts and crafts materials, run by adults with learning disabilities