Amended service between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton on Sunday 3 January 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Wolverhampton / Liverpool Lime Street / Preston / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh, and also between Birmingham New Street and Preston / Glasgow Central

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

London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street and Crewe / Liverpool Lime Street

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

West Midlands Railway between Rugeley Trent Valley / Walsall / Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton, and also between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Birmingham New Street and Smethwick Galton Bridge, closing all lines.

Until approximately 16:20, the following amendments will take place:

Avanti West Coast

Trains that usually run between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street via Sandwell & Dudley will divert via an alternative route. This will significantly increase your journey time.

Additionally, the following services will be amended to start from Wolverhampton:

• 07:48 London Euston to Edinburgh

• 08:45 Birmingham New Street to Preston

• 09:43 Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston

CrossCountry

Trains will not call at Wolverhampton and will divert via an alternative route.

London Northwestern Railway

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

Trains between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street will depart slightly earlier from Birmingham New Street. These services will divert and not call at Smethwick Galton Bridge.

To help you complete your journey, rail replacement buses will run between Birmingham New Street and Sandwell & Dudley, calling at Smethwick Galton Bridge.

West Midlands Railway

Trains between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury will run between Sandwell & Dudley and Shrewsbury only.

Trains between Rugeley Trent Valley / Walsall and Wolverhampton will run to an amended timetable and not call at Smethwick Rolfe Street or Smethwick Galton Bridge. Trains will continue to run between Sandwell & Dudley and Wolverhampton, and between Rugeley Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street.

To help you complete your journey, rail replacement buses will run between Birmingham New Street and Sandwell & Dudley, calling at Smethwick Rolfe Street and Smethwick Galton Bridge.

Transport for Wales

We do not yet know how Transport for Wales will be affected by these engineering works.

Check before you travel:

If you're travelling with Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, London Northwestern Railway, and West Midlands Railway, you can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 drop-off 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.