[1] It was provided so that trains along the line to Stratford-upon-Avon would not have to start and terminate at Cheltenham Spa St. James, which involved a reversal.

[5] The platform served both main running lines, together with a bay at the north end into which local branch railmotor services[4] to and from Honeybourne reversed before returning to the St. James terminus, which was much closer to Cheltenham town centre.

[4] Regular through services from Birmingham Snow Hill to the West of England via Stratford and Malvern Road commenced on 1 July 1908 upon the opening of the North Warwickshire Line.

[10] The suspension of long-distance services for a period towards the end of the First World War[7] led to the temporary closure of Malvern Road as an economy measure[6] between 1 January 1917 and 7 July 1919.

[1] To the west of Malvern Road lay several loop sidings serving a two-road engine shed and coaling stage.