The opening of the Severn Valley Railway in 1862 had no direct effect on Kidderminster because passengers wishing to use the line changed at Hartlebury.

North of Bewdley, the line closed completely in early 1969 when Alveley colliery was shut down and freight traffic ceased.

Bridgnorth to Bewdley passenger services started in 1974, and it was decided to extend the line to Kidderminster to attract more custom from the bustling town close to the West Midlands conurbation.

[2] Since then a number of these missing features have been constructed and erected by volunteers including a cantilevered canopy in the 1880s Porte Cochere style at the front of the building and the replica ornamental crestings adorning the two towers.

The original iron crestings of this style are thought to have been cast by Macfarlane & Co at the Saracen Foundry, Possilpark, Glasgow.

To prevent corrosion due to electrolytic action all fixings to the roof structure have been electrically isolated from the aluminium castings with plastic washers etc.

The former GWR Warehouse is now occupied by Kidderminster Railway Museum, an independent charity which works closely with the SVR.

In the Spring of 2012, it was a filming location of the fantasy adventure movie Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box, which was scheduled for release in 2013.