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Cotswold Line Promotion Group

THE COTSWOLD LINE PROMOTION GROUP REPRESENTS USERS OF THE RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN OXFORD, WORCESTER AND HEREFORD

The Cotswold and Malvern Line has stations at OXFORD - HANBOROUGH - COMBE - FINSTOCK - CHARLBURY - ASCOTT-under-WYCHWOOD - SHIPTON - KINGHAM - MORETON-in-MARSH - HONEYBOURNE - EVESHAM - PERSHORE - WORCESTER Shrub Hill - WORCESTER Foregate Street - MALVERN LINK - GREAT MALVERN - COLWALL - LEDBURY - HEREFORD

Join CLPG for just £6 per annum
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Welcome to the Cotswold Line Promotion Group

The Cotswold Line Promotion Group is an entirely voluntary organisation which was formed on 11th March 1978, with the aim of safeguarding and promoting improvements to rail and bus feeder services along the Oxford-Worcester railway line.

In 1986, the Group's activities were extended to include the Worcester to Hereford line.

It considers that a mixture of through and local services is essential to the very future of the railway.

The line had been at risk for some time and the Group has worked to increase use of it so that no further downgrading or, ultimately closure, would occur.

Membership stood at 1,900 on April 1, 2019.

 

Latest News
Report backs £200m Cotswold Line upgrade

Click here for full details of the report published by the North Cotswold Line task force 

MP gets debate on Cotswold Line upgrade plans

MPs discussed proposals to improve the Cotswold Line and its train services. Read more

Engineering work affects Cotswold Line services

Overnight engineering means changes to train times at the end of January. Read more

Network Rail's chief executive addresses CLPG AGM

Andrew Haines tells CLPG members improved punctuality and reliability must continue. Read more

Timetables

Great Western Railway (GWR) operates trains over the entire Cotswold and Malvern Line between Hereford, Worcester and Oxford and between Great Malvern, Worcester, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Bristol

In addition, West Midlands Railway (WMR) runs services between Hereford, Great Malvern and Worcester.

Most of Great Western Railway's services also continue to Reading and London Paddington, while most West Midlands Railway services continue to Birmingham New Street, Snow Hill or Moor Street.

The timetables can be obtained by clicking on the operator's name, below.

London Paddington and Oxford to Worcester and Hereford:
Great Western Railway (GWR) from December 15 2019 to May 16 2020

Great Malvern to Worcester, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Bristol:
Great Western Railway (GWR) from December 15 2019 to May 16 2020

Birmingham to Worcester and Hereford via Bromsgrove:
West Midland Railway (WMR) from December 15 2019 to May 16 2020

Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster:
West Midland Railway (WMR) from December 15 2019 to May 16 2020

Links to Related Sites

LINKS TO RELATED SITES. OTHER LOCAL RAIL USER GROUPS.

Ashchurch & Tewkesbury District Rail Promotion Group - supports and promotes Ashchurch for Tewkesbury station

Bromsgrove Rail User Group - for Bromsgrove station.

Friends of Malvern's Railway - community group helping to look after Great Malvern station

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway - a volunteer-operated heritage railway in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire

Rail & Bus for Hereforshire - for railways and public transport in Herefordshire

Railways in Worcestershire - is the work of the Malvern Industrial Archaeology Circle (MIAC), formed by members of the Worcester Locomotive Society

Severn Valley Railway - heritage railway running from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth in Shropshire

Stourbridge Line User Group - for the Worcester, Kidderminster and Stourbridge to Birmingham line

Vale Public Transport Group - supports and promotes public transport in the Vale of Evesham

Worcester Locomotive Society - for railway enthusiasts in Worcestershire and Herefordshire