Incident Details

Incident resolved: disruption between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton expected until the end of the day

Operators affected

Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway, Transport for Wales and West Midlands Railway

Routes affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Wolverhampton / Crewe / Manchester Piccadilly / Lancaster / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh, between Birmingham New Street and Crewe / Holyhead / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh and also between Wolverhampton and Glasgow Central London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street and Crewe / Liverpool Lime StreetTransport for Wales between Birmingham International and Aberystwyth / Llandudno Junction / Holyhead West Midlands Railway between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury, and also between Wolverhampton and Walsall / Rugeley Trent Valley

Incident Details

An earlier fault with the signalling system between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton has been resolved. As service recovers, trains running between these stations may still be cancelled, diverted, delayed by up to 20 minutes or terminated at Birmingham New Street.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

London Northwestern Railway / West Midlands Railway customer advice:

Trains travelling to / from Shrewsbury will divert via Darlaston. Smethwick Galton Bridge will not be served.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on National Express bus services between Birmingham and Wolverhampton

Transport for Wales customer advice:

If you're using pay as you go, don't forget to tap out if you abandon your journey or use an alternative service or mode of transport.

Check services running in the area using the Transport for Wales live map.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.