Incident resolved: disruption to some routes in the Birmingham area expected until 12:00 

Route(s) affected

Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Moor Street and Banbury / High Wycombe / London Marylebone, and also between Stourbridge Junction and London Marylebone

West Midlands Railway between Birmingham Snow Hill / Kidderminster and Whitlocks End / Stratford-upon-Avon, and between Worcester Foregate Street and Dorridge, and between Worcester Shrub Hill and Dorridge / Stratford-upon-Avon and also between Shrewsbury and Nuneaton / Leamington Spa

Description

The local operational issue affecting services at Tyseley depot has been resolved. However, due to the duration of this issue, service recovery is taking longer than anticipated. As a result, trains in the Birmingham area may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

West Midlands Railway customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on:

• Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Moor Street / Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington Spa

• Alternate West Midlands Railway services between

  • Birmingham Moor Street and Stratford-upon-Avon, via Solihull and Dorridge

  • Birmingham Moor Street and Leamington Spa, via Solihull, Dorridge, and Warwick

  • Birmingham New Street and Kings Norton

• National Express West Midlands via any reasonable route

• Transport for Wales between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury

If you're travelling from Stratford-upon-Avon and Stratford Parkway to Birmingham, you can use the West Midlands Railway services which travel on an alternative route via Solihull and Dorridge, or change at Warwick/Warwick Parkway/Leamington Spa for Chiltern Railways services to/from Stratford-upon-Avon.

If you're travelling to Shirley and a rail journey isn't possible, you can travel on West Midlands Railway services to Kings Norton to connect with National Express West Midlands Bus Route 49 [South Birmingham] to Shirley station. (Note: direct bus services from Birmingham may offer a quicker journey).

If you chose to drive your car and park at a station on one of the routes below because of this disruption, your rail ticket will be valid to travel back to the same station later in the day to collect your car.

Check before you travel:

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

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.

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.