Worcester Shrub Hill railway station
Worcester Shrub Hill 
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| Location | |
| Place | Worcester |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Coordinates | 52°11′42″N 2°12′32″W / 52.195°N 2.209°WCoordinates: 52°11′42″N 2°12′32″W / 52.195°N 2.209°W |
| Grid reference | SO858551 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WOS |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.780 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.892 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.969 million |
| 2014/15 |
 0.595 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.618 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway/Midland Railway joint |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway/Midland Railway joint |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway/London, Midland and Scottish Railway joint |
| 5 October 1850 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Worcester Shrub Hill from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Worcester Shrub Hill railway station is one of two railway stations serving the city of Worcester in Worcestershire, England. It is managed by London Midland, and it is also served by Great Western Railway. The platform 2B waiting room of Worcester Shrub Hill is Grade II* listed and reopened in 2015 after a ten-year refurbishment project.
The city's other station, Worcester Foregate Street, is situated in the city centre; Shrub Hill is situated to the east.
The first station at Shrub Hill was opened in 1850 being jointly owned by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton and Midland Railways; until 1852 it was used only as a terminus for the latter's services from Birmingham. The present station building was designed by Edward Wilson and built in 1865. It is a Georgian-style building mainly of engineering brick with stone facings. Originally there was also a train shed which was removed in the 1930s. A survival at the station are the Western Region semaphore signals. The station is served by Cafe Loco which is situated opposite the booking office, at the main entrance.
The entire station is controlled by Worcester Shrub Hill Signal Box located at the 'London' (south) end of platform 1. The Worcester area is controlled by another two signal boxes at Henwick (west of Foregate Street), and Tunnel Junction to the north of Shrub Hill. 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 is a small south facing bay platform its use is limited. Trains leaving Shrub Hill for Foregate Street 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.
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