Malvern Hanley Road railway station explained

Malvern Hanley Road
Status:Disused
Borough:Malvern Wells, Malvern Hills
Country:England
Platforms:2
Original:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Years:1 July 1862
Events:Station opens as Malvern Wells (MR)
Years1:2 March 1951
Events1:renamed Malvern Hanley Road
Years2:1 December 1952
Events2:Station closes

Malvern Hanley Road railway station was a Midland Railway (MR) station on the Malvern, Tewkesbury and Ashchurch line.

The station was opened as Malvern Wells on 1 July 1862 by the Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway before it became part of the MR.

The station was host to two LMS caravans from 1935 to 1939.[1]

The station was renamed Malvern Hanley Road on 2 March 1951 only to close a year later on 1 December 1952 when the line closed.[2]

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52.079°N -2.3162°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: McRae, Andrew. British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region) . Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One) . Foxline . 1997 . 1-870119-48-7. 22.
  2. Book: Hurst, Geoffrey. 1992. Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Milepost Publications. 0-9477-9618-5. 8 (refs 0329 & 0330).