Pershore railway station
Pershore  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Pershore |
| Local authority | Wychavon |
| Grid reference | SO951480 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PSH |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 53,154 |
| 2005/06 |
 62,522 |
| 2006/07 |
 61,739 |
| 2007/08 |
61,971 |
| 2008/09 |
62,472 |
| 2009/10 |
58,744 |
| 2010/11 |
67,230 |
| 2011/12 |
72,510 |
| 2012/13 |
89,546 |
| 2013/14 |
87,596 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pershore from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Pershore railway station is a railway station in the village of Pinvin, Worcestershire that serves the town of Pershore just over 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south. The station is on a single-track section of the Cotswold Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Great Western Railway.
Class 166 diesel train 166205 at Pershore en route to London Paddington.
History
The station was opened as part of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway on 1 May 1852. The station is also the subject of a poem by John Betjeman called Pershore Station or A Liverish Journey First Class.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Betjeman, John. "Pershore Station, or A Liverish Journey First Class". The Betjeman Concordance. University of Victoria. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Pershore railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Worcester Shrub Hill | Great Western Railway Cotswold Line |
Evesham | ||
Coordinates: 52°07′48″N 2°04′19″W / 52.130°N 2.072°W
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