Editing Worcester, England (section)

==Transport==

[[File:Worcester Shrub Hill Station.jpg|thumb|[[Worcester Shrub Hill railway station]]]]

===Road===
The<ref>{{cite web |title=The A4440 Worcester Southern Link road improvements |url=https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/council-services/travel-and-highways/major-infrastructure-improvements/road-improvements/a4440-worcester-southern-link-road-improvements |website=Worcestershire.gov.uk |publisher=Worcestershire County Council |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref> [[M5 Motorway]] runs north–south immediately to the east of the city. It is accessed by junction 6 (Worcester North) and junction 7 (Worcester South). It connects Worcester to most parts of the country, including London, which is only {{cvt|118|mi|km}} using the [[A44 road|A44]] via the [[Cotswolds]] and [[M40 motorway|M40]]. A faster journey to London is possible via the [[M5 motorway|M5]], [[M42 motorway|M42]] and [[M40 motorway|M40]], but with an increased distance of {{cvt|134|mi|km}}.

The main roads through the city include the [[A449 road]] south-west to [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]] and north to [[Kidderminster]]. The [[A44 road|A44]] runs south-east to [[Evesham]] and west to [[Leominster]] and [[Aberystwyth]] and crosses Worcester Bridge. The [[A38 road|A38]] trunk road runs south to [[Tewkesbury]] and [[Gloucester]] and north-north-east to [[Droitwich]] and [[Bromsgrove]] and [[Birmingham]]. The [[A4103 road|A4103]] goes west-south-west to [[Hereford]]. The [[A422]] heads east to [[Alcester]], branching from the A44 a mile east of the M5. The city is partly ringed by A4440.

Carrington Bridge on the A4440 is the second [[Crossings of the River Severn|road bridge across the Severn]], linking the A38 from Worcester towards Gloucester with the A449 to [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]]. It is one of Worcestershire's busiest roads. The single-carriageway bridge was doubled with work being completed on 5 August 2022, making the Southern Link Road dual between junction 7 of the M5 and Powick Roundabout.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 November 2014 |title=The A4440 Worcester Southern Link Road Improvements |url=http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/info/20623/the_a4440_worcester_southern_link_road_improvements/1017/the_a4440_worcester_southern_link_road_improvements/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523170841/http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/info/20623/the_a4440_worcester_southern_link_road_improvements/1017/the_a4440_worcester_southern_link_road_improvements/ |archive-date=23 May 2019 |access-date=31 October 2019 |publisher=Worcestershire.gov.uk}}; {{cite web |title=The A4440 Worcester Southern Link road improvements |url=https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/council-services/travel-and-highways/major-infrastructure-improvements/road-improvements/a4440-worcester-southern-link-road-improvements |website=worcestershire.gov.uk |publisher=Worcestershire County Council}}</ref>

===Rail===
<!--Please place industrial history information about CLOSED railways or railway history into the History section above to ensure there is not duplication -->
[[File:Railways of Worcester.png|thumb|Map of railways around Worcester, showing location of stations]]
Worcester has three railway stations. {{rws|Worcester Foregate Street}} and {{rws|Worcester Shrub Hill}} are in the city centre. A third station on the edge of the city, {{rws|Worcestershire Parkway}}, opened in 2020.

The [[Cotswold line]] towards [[Great Malvern railway station|Great Malvern]] and [[Hereford railway station|Hereford]] crosses Foregate Street on an arched [[Cast-iron architecture|cast-iron bridge]]. Between Foregate Street and the St John's area of the city, heading towards Malvern and Hereford, the line crosses the Worcester viaduct over the River Severn.

Worcester Shrub Hill lies about a mile east of the city centre on Shrub Hill Road. It is on part of today's [[Cross Country Route]], looping off the [[Birmingham and Gloucester Railway|Birmingham to Gloucester]] railway.

Both stations have frequent trains to Birmingham via [[Droitwich Spa railway station|Droitwich Spa]], through [[Kidderminster railway station|Kidderminster]] and [[Stourbridge Junction railway station|Stourbridge]] into [[Birmingham Snow Hill railway station|Birmingham Snow Hill]] and [[Birmingham Moor Street railway station|Birmingham Moor Street]] then onwards usually to [[Dorridge railway station|Dorridge]] or [[Whitlocks End railway station|Whitlocks End]], or via [[Bromsgrove railway station|Bromsgrove]] and [[University (Birmingham) railway station|University]] and [[Birmingham New Street railway station|Birmingham New Street]]. These services are run by [[West Midlands Trains]]. From both stations, trains run to [[Pershore railway station|Pershore]], [[Evesham railway station|Evesham]] and onto the Cotswolds, [[Oxford railway station|Oxford]] and [[Paddington railway station|London]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Travelling to Worcestershire |url=http://www.visitworcestershire.org/Travel.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018133531/http://www.visitworcestershire.org/Travel.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2017 |access-date=4 June 2017 |website=Visit Worcestershire |publisher=Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce}}</ref>

===Buses===
{{See also|Worcestershire bus route 144}}The main operator in and around the city is [[First Midland Red]]. A few smaller operators provide services in Worcester, including Astons, DRM and LMS Travel. [[Diamond West Midlands|Diamond Bus]] operates a service from [[Kidderminster]] to communities along the A449. The terminus and interchange for many bus services is Crowngate bus station in the city centre.
[[File:Worcester Crowngate bus station - geograph.org.uk - 837171.jpg|thumb|Worcester Crowngate bus station]]
The city had two park and ride sites: off the A38 in Perdiswell and at [[Sixways Stadium]] next to the M5. [[Worcestershire County Council]] voted to close both in 2014 as part of a package of cutbacks.<ref>[http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/11266946.County_council_leadership_votes_through_park_and_ride_axe/ County council leadership votes through park and ride axe] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129071956/http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/11266946.County_council_leadership_votes_through_park_and_ride_axe/ |date=29 November 2014}}, ''[[Worcester News]]'', 10 June 2014.</ref> The service at Sixways Stadium has since been reinstated, with LMS Travel operating the W3 route to [[Worcestershire Royal Hospital]], but avoiding the city centre bus station.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=Worcester Park and Ride |url=http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/info/20025/parking/402/park_and_ride |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718143210/http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/info/20025/parking/402/park_and_ride |archive-date=18 July 2016 |publisher=Worcestershire County Council}}</ref>

===Air===
Worcester's nearest major airport is [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]], which is accessible by road and rail. [[Gloucestershire Airport]] is about 25 miles away and provided general aviation connections and scheduled services with [[Citywing]] to [[Jersey]], the [[Isle of Man]] and [[Belfast]]. Citywing ceased trading in 2017 after entering administration.

===Cycling===
[[File:River Severn, Diglis Bridge.jpg|thumb|Diglis [[Cycling infrastructure|bicycle and foot bridge]] over the River [[Severn]]]] Worcester is on routes 45 and 46 of the National Cycle Network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sustrans |url=https://www.sustrans.org.uk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007135344/https://www.sustrans.org.uk/ |archive-date=7 October 2019 |access-date=7 October 2019 |website=Sustrans.org.uk}}</ref> There are various routes around the city. [[Diglis]] Bridge, a pedestrian and [[Cycling infrastructure|Cycle bridge]] across the Severn, opened in 2010 to St Peter's with [[Lower Wick, Worcester|Lower Wick]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Worcester – A Severn Bridge at Diglis Lock and Link to Powick |url=http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/connect2/schemes/the-west-midlands/worcester-a-severn-bridge-at-diglis-lock-and-link-to-powick |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001172932/http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/connect2/schemes/the-west-midlands/worcester-a-severn-bridge-at-diglis-lock-and-link-to-powick |archive-date=1 October 2012 |access-date=22 March 2012 |publisher=Sustrans}}</ref> [[Beryl (company)|Beryl]] bikes were introduced in 2024 to hire across Worcester, providing 175 [[Electric bicycle|e-bikes]] and 50 pedal bikes, from a network of 53 bays.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lawson |first1=Eleanor |last2=Hutchinson |first2=Matt |title='Beryl' bike share scheme rolled out across city |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9990kxkwkgo |date=18 June 2024 |access-date=2 September 2024 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

===Waterways===
The [[River Severn]] is navigable through Worcester, and here it links to the [[Worcester and Birmingham Canal]], which connects Worcester with Birmingham and the rest of the national canal network. Historically used for the transport of goods, the canal network is now mostly used for leisure boating.