Direct rail services to Bristol and to Edinburgh are to start operating from Worcestershire Parkway station.

The services, which begin on Sunday, will connect the station to Yorkshire, the North East, Glasgow, Dundee and the South West.

There will also be two trains per hour running to Birmingham New Street.

The station, at Norton, near Worcester, opened in 2020 operating to London Paddington on Great Western Railway services and a route from Cardiff to Nottingham. It was the first station to open in the county for more than 100 years.

The introduction of the new services “marks a huge milestone for Worcestershire Parkway and rail users across the county”, Worcestershire County Council said.

Andy Giddings
BBC News, West Midlands

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