The
Station of Studley and Astwood Bank station was
situated 3 miles and 11 chains south from Redditch
and was opened on 4th May 1868 to both passenger and
goods traffic. The station was provided with a large
brick two-storey building accommodating the station
master's family and an attached single storey
structure within which the passenger services were
provided; namely a booking office, booking hall,
ladies waiting room and a general waiting room. The
goods shed was equipped with a fixed position 30 cwt
(one and half ton) hand operated crane which could
revolve 360 degrees within the shed. A separate
office was built at the Redditch end of the shed.
Within the station access road was a weighbridge and
office. Beside the weighbridge there was for many
year even after closure a grounded coach body. The
yard capacity was fifty-five wagons with the entry
from the Redditch end controlled by ground frame
released by the single line tablet. Three coal
merchants were based in the yard including Alcester
Cooperative and Thomas and Mathew Dixon better know
locally as T&M Dixon (the latter were based in
Redditch with their own sidings). T&M Dixon also had
coal facilities at Evesham and were the owners of
Tardebigge orchards. In latter years both the
Redditch and Evesham facilities were given over to
the sales of Leyland cars and petrol. The standard
Midland Railway signal box controlled the southern
access to the yard. The first signal box at the
station was opened prior to 1st November 1975 and
was replaced by a second signal box on 25th May
1891. In latter years the signal box was only open
each day for around eight hours so as to allow the
pick up freight trains access to the yard and was
for the rest of the time switch out. Passenger
services for the station were suspended after
operation on the 29th September 1962 with freight
facilities losing on 17th June 1963 prior to the
closure of the line on 6th July 1964 when freight
facilities were withdrawn from Alcester station.
After closure the station remained intact for many
years. Much of the station site and the track bed
between Redditch and Studley had been purchased by
the Redditch Development Corporation in the late
1960’s. During 2015 the station house and building
were sold and continue to be used as a single
dwelling. The good shed was demolished and during
2016 a number of houses have been built on a large
part of the former station yard.