There's lots to read on this subject, so please forgive me if similar questions have been asked before.
Can somebody please tell me if I'll benefit in any way from this station?
I live on the Western suburbs of Worcester, 7 miles from Worcestershire Parkway station and and I don't drive a car.
Using my bicycle, I can reach Foregate Street station in just over 10 minutes, and Shrub Hill station in about 15 minutes. But this new Worcestershire Parkway station is 35 to 40 minutes away from me, using my bicycle.
Yes, if I can bike the 14-mile round trip to this station, I can get direct trains to Cardiff and Nottingham. But wouldn't I still be better off sticking to using Foregate Street / Shrub Hill, and changing at Cheltenham going South, and Birmingham New Street going North?
Will there be enough frequent trains going from Foregate Street / Shrub Hill to Worcestershire Parkway, and if so, will they be timed so that there's a decent connection time at Parkway, say a 5 or 10 minute wait?
Personally, I'd like to see the long-distance XC trains stop there. Is it ever going to happen that Worcestershire Parkway will see services to Plymouth, Manchester, Newcastle and Scotland?
I see journey times of 35 minutes quoted from Worcestershire Parkway to Birmingham. Is this including stops at Bromsgrove and/or University? Either way, it doesn't seem much of an improvement in journey time given the fact there are currently trains from Shrub Hill to New Street taking as little as 38 minutes.
I can see it will benefit greatly the passengers who can drive their cars to this station, or those who live nearby. Also, I can see it'll make other Worcester to Birmingham trains less crowded, perhaps. But for me, will I ever see the benefit of it?