Services
The station is served by two operators. First Great Western (who manage the station) operate a two-hourly service between Ashchurch and Worcester with some continuing to Great Malvern in the north, and to Cheltenham, Bristol, Westbury and sometimes Weymouth or Brighton in the south.
A small number of CrossCountry services between Cardiff Central and Nottingham call there, as does a single late Friday night London Midland train between Gloucester and Birmingham New Street, providing some direct trains to Birmingham.
London Midland's Worcester to Gloucester (calling at Cheltenham and Ashchurch) service has been discontinued since the start of the December 2009 railway timetable due to low passenger usage.
In 2010 the Ashchurch and Tewkesbury District Rail Promotion Group began campaigning for an improved service to the station. They highlighted the close proximity of the station to Junction 9 of the M5 and the free car-park as being attractive to potential commuters. Cross Country trains run 3 trains per hour in each direction, without stopping and appear to have the potential capacity in the timetable to stop. The group also point out that official figures from the office of rail regulation show 67,000 passengers buying tickets to or from the station in 2008-09. Most other stations with that level of patronage have at least an hourly service. The need for an hourly service between Worcester and Cheltenham has previously been noted by other passenger groups.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham Spa | First Great Western |
Worcester Shrub Hill | ||
| Cheltenham Spa | Cross Country |
Bromsgrove or University |
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| Historical railways | ||||
| Bredon |
Midland Railway |
Cleeve |
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| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | Midland Railway |
Beckford |
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| Tewkesbury |
Midland Railway |
Terminus | ||
Read more about this topic: Ashchurch For Tewkesbury Railway Station
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