Amended services to / from Birmingham New Street on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Birmingham New Street / Wolverhampton / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

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

London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street

Transport for Wales between Birmingham International / Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury / Crewe / Chester / Aberystwyth / Holyhead

West Midlands Railway between Walsall / Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Birmingham New Street and Sandwell & Dudley, closing all lines.

Avanti West Coast:

No trains will call at Sandwell & Dudley.

You can use West Midlands Railway rail replacement buses between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton, calling at Sandwell & Dudley, at no extra cost.

Services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street will run to an amended timetable, running two trains per hour.

Services between Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh will be diverted between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton to run via Bescot Stadium and Ascot, increasing journey times.

CrossCountry:

No CrossCountry trains will call at Wolverhampton.

You should use alternative train services at no extra cost for travel to / from Wolverhampton.

London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway:

Services between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street will run at a reduced level of frequency and will not call at Smethwick Galton Bridge.

Services between Walsall and Wolverhampton will run between Walsall and Birmingham New Street only.

Services between Birmingham International / Birmingham New Street and Rugeley Trent Valley will run to an amended timetable and will call additionally at some stations between Birmingham New Street and Walsall.

Services between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury will run between Sandwell & Dudley and Shrewsbury only and will call additionally at Coseley and Tipton.

Services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street are slightly retimed between Northampton / Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Birmingham New Street and Tipton / Wolverhampton calling at all intermediate stations.

Transport for Wales:

No trains will run between Wolverhampton and Birmingham International.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on other train / replacement bus services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham International.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

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.