. ▁It ▁was ▁provided ▁so ▁that ▁trains ▁along ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁ ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁start ▁and ▁terminate ▁at ▁, ▁which ▁involved ▁a ▁revers al . ▁The ▁station ▁took ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁from ▁which ▁a ▁long ▁drive way ▁provided ▁the ▁main ▁means ▁of ▁public ▁access . ▁Un like ▁the ▁other ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁line , ▁Mal vern ▁Road ▁had ▁a ▁single ▁island ▁platform , ▁ ▁long ▁on ▁the ▁Up ▁side ▁and ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁Down ▁side , ▁which ▁was ▁reached ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁a ▁covered ▁foot bridge ▁leading ▁from ▁the ▁book ing ▁office . ▁The ▁platform ▁served ▁both ▁main ▁running ▁lines , ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁bay ▁at ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁into ▁which ▁local ▁branch ▁rail mot or ▁services ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁ ▁revers ed ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁St . ▁James ▁termin us , ▁which ▁was ▁much ▁closer ▁to ▁Ch el ten ham ▁town ▁centre . ▁Mal vern ▁Road ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁resident ▁station master , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁James ▁station master ▁who ▁also ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁stations . ▁Stone ▁from ▁the ▁C lee ve ▁Hill ▁quar ries ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁station ▁buildings , ▁while ▁the ▁platform ▁cop ings ▁were ▁s our ced ▁from ▁Pont y pr idd . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁through ▁services ▁from ▁B irmingham ▁Snow ▁Hill ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁of ▁England ▁via ▁Str at ford ▁and ▁Mal vern ▁Road ▁comm enced ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁upon