 Honeybourne was one of the original stations opened on 4 June 1853 by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OWW) on the long section between and Wolvercot Junction (north of ).The OWW became the West Midland Railway in 1860, which in turn amalgamated with the Great Western Railway in 1863.Initially single track, the line between to Evesham, including Honeybourne, was doubled on 20 March 1855.