Buses replace late night / mid morning trains between Lichfield Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street from 22:00 on Wednesday 31 December to 10:00 on Thursday 1 January 

Route(s) affected

Between Lichfield Trent Valley and Bromsgrove, between Birmingham New Street and For Oaks and between Wolverhampton and Walsall

Description

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.

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.