Railway station's future on the line

10:30am Monday 17th September 2012 in News

AN ambitious £500,000 plan to improve Malvern Link railway station will be put before planners on Wednesday.

Worcestershire County Council wants to demolish existing waiting room and ticket office buildings and to create new buildings on both platforms, with canopies to provide shelter for passengers.

A new disabled access on to the Worcester platform would also be created off Osborne Road.

Planning officers are recommending that members of Malvern Hills District Council’s planning committee support the “much needed investment”. They also suggest some tweaks to the plans, including a park and ride scheme and the redecoration of the station footbridge.

The station plans have already been the subject of a public consultation, to which 108 people responded.

A total of 77 gave their support, two were against and 29 did not state a firm preference.

As it will be carrying out the work itself, Worcestershire County Council will make the final decision on the plans.

Comments(1)

stevegs says...
1:39am Tue 18 Sep 12

Proper access is way overdue at Ledbury station - one of only four rail stations in the whole of Herefordshire. Lifts were recently installed at Leominster, and there are plans for lifts to be installed at Hereford. There is no problem with Colwall's single platform, so soon Ledbury will be the only station in the area with no proper access to one of its platforms. I'm fed up with having to lug my bike over that footbridge - signalmen don't always turn a blind eye to using the barrow crossing.

Herefordshire Council - please take note!

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