Updated at: 08-Oct-2025 12:54:29: PM
Operator: West Midlands Trains
Routes affected:
Between Lichfield Trent Valley and Bromsgrove, between Birmingham New Street and For Oaks and between Wolverhampton and Walsall
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Description of Incident
Engineering work is taking place overnight between Gravelly Hill and Duddeston until 10:00, closing some lines.
Train services between Lichfield Trent Valley / Four Oaks and Longbridge / Redditch / Bromsgrove will run between Birmingham New Street and Longbridge / Redditch / Bromsgrove only. Rail replacement buses will operate between Lichfield Trent Valley / Four Oaks and Birmingham New Street.
Trains between Wolverhampton / Birmingham International / Birmingham New Street and Walsall / Rugeley Trent Valley will run to a slightly amended timetable between Birmingham New Street and Walsall / Rugeley Trent Valley and will not call at Duddeston, Aston, Witton and Perry Barr. Rail replacement buses will operate between Birmingham New Street and Tame Bridge Parkway – also calling at Duddeston, Aston, Witton, Perry Barr and Hamstead.
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Replacement bus travel advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.
You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.
Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
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