Fernhill Heath railway station
Encyclopedia
Fernhill Heath railway station was an intermediate railway station on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
between Worcester
(Tunnel Junction) and Droitwich Spa
.
on 18 February 1852; at first named Fearnall Heath, it was renamed Fernhill Heath on 1 July 1883.
The station was closed on 5 April 1965 due to the Beeching cuts, and little remains of the station except the footbridge, which is still in use.
The footbridge was added in the early 1970s and was not part of the original station which operated a walk over crossing only.
may be built on the site of the old station, or a few hundred yards south.
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton railway was a company authorised on 4 August 1845 to construct a railway line from the Oxford and Rugby Railway at Wolvercot Junction to Worcester, Stourbridge, Dudley, and Wolverhampton, with a branch to the Grand Junction Railway at Bushbury...
between Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
(Tunnel Junction) and Droitwich Spa
Droitwich Spa
Droitwich Spa is a town in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe.The town is situated on massive deposits of salt, and salt has been extracted there since ancient times. The natural Droitwich brine contains 2½ lbs...
.
History
The original station was opened by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton RailwayOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton railway was a company authorised on 4 August 1845 to construct a railway line from the Oxford and Rugby Railway at Wolvercot Junction to Worcester, Stourbridge, Dudley, and Wolverhampton, with a branch to the Grand Junction Railway at Bushbury...
on 18 February 1852; at first named Fearnall Heath, it was renamed Fernhill Heath on 1 July 1883.
The station was closed on 5 April 1965 due to the Beeching cuts, and little remains of the station except the footbridge, which is still in use.
The footbridge was added in the early 1970s and was not part of the original station which operated a walk over crossing only.
Future
The proposed Worcester (North) Parkway railway stationWorcester (North) Parkway railway station
Fernhill Heath Railway Station is a prospective new parkway railway station in Fernhill Heath, Worcester, England. No business case has been developed for this scheme by any promoters at present, so the scheme is unlikely to be delivered in the short to medium term.It would be located on both the...
may be built on the site of the old station, or a few hundred yards south.