Evesham railway station
Evesham  | |
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HST Class 43 at Evesham railway station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Evesham |
| Local authority | Wychavon |
| Coordinates | 52°05′52″N 1°56′51″W / 52.0979°N 1.9474°WCoordinates: 52°05′52″N 1°56′51″W / 52.0979°N 1.9474°W |
| Grid reference | SP037444 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | EVE |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.269 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.239 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.237 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.214 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.208 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.203 million |
| 2010/11 |
 0.222 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.220 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.258 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.246 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 1 May 1852 | opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Evesham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Evesham railway station is in the town of Evesham in Worcestershire, England. It is between Honeybourne and Pershore stations on the Cotswold Line between Oxford and Hereford via Worcester and Great Malvern. It is operated by First Great Western. Trains to London Paddington take about 1 hour 45 minutes. It is one of the few railway stations in the United Kingdom to have shown a steady (if relatively small) decline in use since 2004 (see usage figures, below right).
History
The first major section of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OWW), between Evesham and Stourbridge Junction, opened to public traffic on 3 May 1852, the opening ceremony having been held on 1 May.[1][2] Evesham was a terminus for just over a year, until the last major section of the OWW, from Evesham to Wolvercot Junction (to the north of Oxford), was opened on 4 June 1853.[3] The OWW became the West Midland Railway in 1860,[4] which in turn merged with the Great Western Railway in 1863.[5]
Facing the present (former OWW) station across the car park is the former Midland Railway station on the Ashchurch to Barnt Green Gloucester Loop Line, which closed to passenger traffic in June 1963 and completely a year later.[6] 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
Evesham currently has an irregular service with gaps between daytime services ranging from 40 minutes to 2 hours. It has a total of 32 services Monday to Friday: destinations served include Worcester, Great Malvern and Hereford to the north and west and Oxford, Reading & London Paddington to the south.[7] Typical journey times are 27 minutes to Worcester, 1 hour 15 minutes to Hereford, 55 minutes to Oxford, 1 hour 16 minutes to Reading, and 1 hour 44 minutes to London Paddington.
References
- ↑ Jenkins & Quayle 1977, pp. 29–30.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 93.
- ↑ Jenkins & Quayle 1977, p. 36.
- ↑ Jenkins & Quayle 1977, p. 63.
- ↑ Jenkins & Quayle 1977, p. 66.
- ↑ Catford, Nick. "Evesham (Midland)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ GB Rail Timetable 2013–14, Table 126
Sources
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- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jenkins, Stanley C; Quayle, HL (1977). The Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway. The Oakwood Library of Railway History. Blandford: Oakwood Press. OL40.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Evesham railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Evesham railway station from National Rail
- Evesham Station on navigable 1946 O.S. map
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Pershore | First Great Western Cotswold Line |
Honeybourne | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Fladbury Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway |
Littleton and Badsey Line open, station closed | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Bengeworth Line and station closed |
Midland Railway Gloucester Loop Line |
Harvington Line and station closed | ||
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