Worcester Foregate Street station is at the heart of the City of Worcester in the Worcester district of Worcestershire.
Built around the crossing of the River Severn, there have been settlements on the site since the Bronze Age. Medieval Worcester Cathedral houses royal tombs, a crypt and cloisters, whilst The Commandery museum traces this building’s evolution from the Middle Ages through England’s Civil War to the 1950s. The timber-framed Tudor House Museum focuses on life in Tudor and 17th-century Worcester, with displays on traditional brewing and weaving.
The station is staffed and is situated on the Cotswold Line between London and Hereford. The station was opened in 1860, and is unusual in having two bi-directional lines each serving a different route to the east.
The current operator is WMR, who run services between Hereford and Great Malvern to the West Midlands through the station, augmented by GWR’s Hereford – London and Great Malvern to Gloucester services.
The Cotswold Line Railcard can be bought at this station.
PlusBus is available from this station
Lift access is available to both platforms.
Friends of Foregate Street was set up in 2022 by Sunil de Sayrah to develop community and artistic engagement at the Station. With the support of West Midlands Trains, a “What’s On in Worcester” noticeboard was installed in the Waiting Room on Platform 2 and we have several other plans in play to transform the station into a colourful, lively and exciting space.
If you are interested in joining us or just finding out more please contact Sunil at de-sayrah@hotmail.co.uk
The Cotswold Line Promotion Group promotes the services through it.
The StitchTrain GWR IET can be seen here
Why not join us?
If you would like to be involved with your local station, then do get in touch below.
Get Involved
Cotswold Line Promotion Group (member of the CRP Steering Group).
Colin Major is the representative for the station on the CRP Steering Group.
Worcester Cathedral
Worcester Foregate Street Station on Wikipedia
Transport links
First Worcestershire 36 Worcester – Warndon – Royal Hospital, 36 Worcester – Bevere, 144 Worcester – Birmingham
Kev’s Coaches – 355 Worcester-Droitwich
All stop immediately outside the station entrance on Foregate Street.
Worcester Crowngate Bus Station is 5 mins walk away.
Businesses local to the station (a selection all serving food)
Café Loco – Platform 1 (in an old signal box)
Valentino’s Italian restaurant
There are many more businesses on Foregate Street and in the city.
For details, see www.visitworcester.co.uk
Tourist destinations within reach of the station
The Movement Gallery on Platform 2
Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
The Hive (public library)
The Commandery – Civil War HQ
Worcestershire County Cricket Ground
Worcester Warriors Rugby Club (bus connections on match days)
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