Railway Operations
The entire station is controlled by Worcester Shrub Hill Signal Box located at the 'London' end of platform 1. The Worcester area is controlled by another two signal boxes at Henwick (south of Foregate Street) and Tunnel Junction. Both platform 1 and 2 can be used in either direction, generally trains for Foregate Street use platform one and trains towards Oxford and Cheltenham Spa use platform 2 but this is not in all cases. Platform 3 is a small bay that was used mainly for the former Wessex Trains/Wales & West service towards Cheltenham Spa, as it's a small south facing bay platform its use is limited. Trains leaving Shrub Hill for Foregate Street need join a single line that ends near Henwick signal box south of Foregate Street station, this is one of the two single lines through Foregate Street Station.
In the ground ahead of the station is Worcester TMD, currently operated by London Midland who also stable trains at various locations across Shrub Hill station and First Great Western also stable some of their DMUs at Worcester TMD. Shrub Hill station is home to London Midland and First Great Western train crew depots. Also to the north of the station behind platform 2 & 3 is a goods yard.
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