Lines reopened: disruption between Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street expected until 16:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

CrossCountry between Bournemouth and Manchester Piccadilly

London Northwestern Railway between London Euston and Birmingham New Street

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

West Midlands Railway between Birmingham International and Rugeley Trent Valley

Description

All lines have reopened following an earlier incident where a train hit an obstruction on the track at Adderley Park. Whilst service recovers, trains running between Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street may still be delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 16:00.

London Northwestern Railway / West Midlands Railway customer advice:

You may use your ticket onboard the following National Express West Midlands routes at no extra cost:

• 8A / 8C: Small Heath - Five Ways - Adderley Park and Duddeston

• 11A / 11C: Hall Green - Spring Road - Acocks Green - Stechford - Erdington

• 14: Lea Hall - Stechford - Birmingham - Duddeston

• 72: Solihull - Marston Green - Lea Hall

• 97: Chelmsley Wood (where you can connect with other buses for Marston Green) - Lea Hall - Stechford - Adderley Park

• X1: Coventry - Birmingham International - Bordesley - Birmingham

• X12: Solihull - Birmingham International - Birmingham

National Express Coventry services on the following routes:

• 5: Coventry - Canley - Tile Hill

• 18 / 18A: Coventry - Tile Hill

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.