Colwall railway station is a railway station on the
Cotswold Line serving the village of
Colwall
Colwall is a Civil parishes in England, 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 Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, AONB. Areas of ...
in
Herefordshire
Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...
, England. The station has one platform with seating. There is no ticket office; a passenger-operated
Permit to Travel machine is installed, and there has been a ticket machine (for use with credit and debit cards only) since 2015.
The station was opened in 1861, the same year as the Hereford and Worcester Railway Line.
Today services are available direct to
London Paddington,
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...
and
Hereford
Hereford ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Wye and lies east of the border with Wales, north-west of Gloucester and south-west of Worcester. With ...
. To the west lies
Ledbury Tunnel and to the east, the
Colwall Tunnels
The Colwall Tunnels are a pair of railway tunnels that connect Colwall and Malvern Wells on the Cotswold Line, passing under the Malvern Hills in the Welsh Marches region of England.
The original route planned for the Worcester and Herefor ...
.
The station is close to the Colwall Park Hotel and the (now defunct)
Malvern Water bottling plant.
Services
The station is served by two operators -
West Midlands Trains run an hourly service to Hereford and
Birmingham New Street via Worcester Foregate Street and . Some trains run to via using the
Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line, whilst
GWR run a limited service between Hereford and London Paddington via .
As this station has a short platform, passengers can only alight at Colwall from the front 4 carriages of the train.
References
Further reading
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Railway stations in Herefordshire
DfT Category F2 stations
Former Great Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1861
Railway stations served by Great Western Railway
Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains
1861 establishments in England
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