Disruption in the Birmingham New Street area expected until 18:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Crewe / Wolverhampton / Birmingham New Street and London Euston

CrossCountry between Aberdeen / Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Newcastle / Leeds and Plymouth, between Edinburgh and Cardiff Central / Nottingham and Cardiff Central, between Edinburgh and Penzance, between Newcastle and Birmingham New Street / Reading, between York and Reading, between Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street / Bristol Temple Meads / Bournemouth / Paignton, between Nottingham / Leicester / Cambridge and Birmingham New Street, and also between Birmingham New Street and Stansted Airport

All London Northwestern Railway services to / from Birmingham New Street

Transport for Wales between Holyhead / Llandudno Junction / Chester / Aberystwyth and Birmingham International

All West Midlands Railway services to / from Birmingham New Street

Description

Some lines are disrupted due to a fault with the signalling system at Birmingham New Street. Lines have now reopened following an earlier trespass incident between Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International. Trains running to / from and through the Birmingham New Street area may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 18:00.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast services immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after.

If you no longer wish to travel because your train is delayed or cancelled, you can request a full refund from where you bought your ticket.

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.