Avanti West Coast Status | Amended train services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 January





Updated at: 22-Oct-2024 15:07:52: PM

Operator:  Avanti West Coast

National Rail Live Status Updates
Routes affected:

All Avanti West Coast services to / from / via Wolverhampton

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street / Bristol Temple Meads / Reading / Southampton Central / Bournemouth / Paignton / Plymouth

All London Northwestern Railway / West Midlands Railway services to / from / via Wolverhampton

Transport for Wales between Aberystwyth / Chester / Shrewsbury and Birmingham International

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Description of Incident

Engineering work is taking place between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street, closing various lines.

Avanti West Coast:

Trains between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton will be diverted, running via Soho / Bescot Stadium.

Trains to / from / via Birmingham New Street will run to a reduced and amended timetable.

Replacement buses are yet to be confirmed, more information will be added here as it is known.

CrossCountry:

Trains will not call at Wolverhampton.

You should use other train services to travel to / from Wolverhampton.

London Northwestern Railway / West Midlands Railway:

Saturday and Sunday:

Train services between Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street will be diverted between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street, and will not call at Smethwick Galton Bridge. These trains will arrive later at / depart earlier from Birmingham New Street.

Trains between Wolverhampton and Walsall will run between Birmingham New Street and Walsall only. Local stopping services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street will not run.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street, calling at all intermediate stations including Smethwick Galton Bridge.

Saturday:

Train services between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street will run at a reduced level of frequency, will be diverted between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street, and will not call at Smethwick Galton Bridge.

Sunday:

Trains between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street will run between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton only.

Transport for Wales:

Sunday only:

No trains will run between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street / Birmingham International.

You should use other services to complete your journey.

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with CrossCountry, London Northwestern Railway, Transport for Wales or West Midlands Railway, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

If you are travelling with Avanti West Coast, ​​​​​​these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

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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This page created on: 22-Oct-2024 15:07:52: PM

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