Droitwich Spa Junction at Stoke Works. To the south, the next box is located at Worcester Tunnel Junction, north of , signalled via the Absolute Block system. Droitwich Spa Junction Droitwich Spa Junction is a railway junction located 250 metres (800 ft) north-east of Droitwich Spa railway station, in the town of Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, England. The junction sees the Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line branch off from the main line - the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line. Part of this line is a surviving section of the Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton Line and is these days used by trains heading towards , and
Droitwich Spa through to the Middle Ages. A salt tax was levied by the king until it was abolished in 1825. A local family named Wintour owned up to 25 salt evaporating pans in the area by the 1600s. Brine rose naturally to the surface at three sites along the River Salwarpe within Vines Park in the centre of Droitwich. Unusually the brine was fully saturated with sodium chloride, and was extremely valuable because it was economic to boil, and the yield of salt was high. Because of its value the brine was divided into shares, one share comprising which produced of