Disruption between Birmingham New Street and Redditch / Bromsgrove / Cheltenham Spa expected until 15:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Nottingham and Cardiff Central

West Midlands Railway between Birmingham New Street and Worcester Shrub Hill / Hereford, and between Bromsgrove and Lichfield Trent Valley, and between Four Oaks and Redditch

Description

A fault with the signalling system in the Kings Norton area means that all lines are blocked. As a result, trains travelling between Birmingham New Street and Redditch / Bromsgrove / Cheltenham Spa may be delayed by up to 30 minutes, revised or cancelled.

Disruption is expected until 15:00.

CrossCountry customer advice:

Train services running through these stations may diverted via Kidderminster. Trains will no longer call at University and Worcestershire Parkway.

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost the following services in both directions until further notice:

• Great Western Railway services between Worcester Foregate Street and Worcestershire Parkway / Bristol Temple Meads

• West Midlands Railway services between Birmingham Moor Street and Worcester Foregate Street.
  

West Midlands Railway customer advice:

West Midlands Railway can't run a service between Birmingham New Street and Redditch / Bromsgrove. This is affecting trains in both directions.

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.

To help with your journey your ticket will be valid at no extra cost on the following services:

• West Midlands Railway between Birmingham Moor Street - Shirley, to connect with local buses to Kings Norton / Longbridge / Northfield (nearby)

• CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street - University, if they are not affected by this incident

• National Express West Midlands

  • Route 11A / 11C (NXWM): Stechford - Acocks Green - Spring Road - Hall Green - Cotteridge (for Kings Norton) - Bournville - Selly Oak (nearby)

  • Route 18 [Northfield] (NXWM): Kings Norton - Northfield (nearby)

  • Route 23 [Birmingham] (NXWM): Birmingham - Five Ways

  • Route 24 (NXWM): Birmingham - Five Ways

  • Route 45 [South Birmingham] (NXWM): Birmingham - Bournville (nearby) - Kings Norton - Longbridge

  • Route 47 [South Birmingham] (NXWM): Birmingham - Bournville (nearby) - Kings Norton - Northfield (nearby) - Longbridge

  • Route 48 (NXWM): University - Bournville (nearby) - Kings Norton - Northfield - Longbridge (nearby)

  • Route 49 [South Birmingham] (NXWM): Shirley Railway Station - Kings Norton - Northfield (nearby) - Longbridge

  • Route 61 (NXWM): Birmingham - University (nearby) - Selly Oak

  • Route 63 [South Birmingham] (NXWM): Birmingham - University (nearby) - Selly Oak - Bournville - Kings Norton - Northfield (nearby) - Longbridge

  • Route 80 (NXWM): Birmingham - Five Ways - Smethwick Galton Bridge - West Bromwich

  • Route X20 (NXWM): Birmingham - University - Selly Oak - Northfield (nearby) - Longbridge

  • Route X21 (NXWM): Birmingham - University - Selly Oak

  • Route X22 (NXWM): Birmingham - University - Longbridge - Northfield (nearby)

West Midlands Railway share this route with CrossCountry Trains. They will also be affected by this incident and may divert their services between Birmingham and Cheltenham Spa (in both directions). This means that they will no longer call at University station.

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.