History
The station opened on the 17th May 1860. It was originally part of the Hereford and Worcester Railway which was incorporated into the West Midland Railway, before being absorbed by the Great Western Railway. On the 1st January 1948 the company became Government owned under British Rail.
The station celebrated its 150th birthday on 23 May 2010 with the unveiling of a plaque and a special train that ran to Great Malvern railway station (which celebrated its 150th Anniversary on the same date).
The art gallery Movement opened on platform 2 on 2 October 2010.
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