The cross country rail main line from Birmingham to Cardiff, Bristol and the South West passes close to the east of Worcester, however there were no nearby stations on this line, and the cross country trains passed through Worcestershire without stopping.
Worcestershire County Council therefore sought for many years to have a station on this line built near Worcester.

The station is positioned a mile outside Worcester near the village of Norton, at the point where the cross country line passes under the Cotswold Line from Worcester to Oxford and London.
It has two platforms on the former, and one on the latter, allowing interchange between the two lines.
It is also close to Junction 7 on the M5, allowing Worcestershire residents to use the station as a 500-car park and ride to major cities, as well as into Worcester's Foregate Street and Shrub Hill stations, which is expected to relieve traffic and parking problems in Worcester itself.
The cross country rail main line from Birmingham to Cardiff, Bristol and the South West passes close to the east of Worcester, however there were no nearby stations on this line, and the cross country trains passed through Worcestershire without stopping. Worcestershire County Council therefore sought for many years to have a station on this line built near Worcester.
The station is positioned a mile outside Worcester near the village of Norton, at the point where the cross country line passes under the Cotswold Line from Worcester to Oxford and London. It has two platforms on the former, and one on the latter, allowing interchange between the two lines. It is also close to Junction 7 on the M5, allowing Worcestershire residents to use the station as a 500-car park and ride to major cities, as well as into Worcester's Foregate Street and Shrub Hill stations, which is expected to relieve traffic and parking problems in Worcester itself.
Worcestershire Parkway railway station