Major disruption between Birmingham International and Coventry expected until 19:15 

Route(s) affected

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

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth

London Northwestern between Birmingham New Street and Milton Keynes Central / London Euston

Description

A fire next to the track between Birmingham International and Coventry means that all lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 40 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 19:15.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on the following services:

• Chiltern Railways services between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone

• Transport for Wales services between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton

• CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Nuneaton / Stafford

• London Northwestern Railway services between Birmingham New Street and Stafford

• West Midlands Railway services between Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street, and between Coventry and Nuneaton

CrossCountry customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on the following services and routes:

Between Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International:

• Travel using West Midlands Railway services between Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International

Between Coventry and Leamington Spa:

• West Midlands Railway services between Coventry and Leamington Spa

Between Birmingham New Street and Coventry:

• Travel using CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Nuneaton or between Birmingham New Street and Leamington Spa

• Travel using West Midlands Railway services from Nuneaton or Leamington Spa towards Coventry

If you decide to travel from a different station due to this disruption and need to return to that station later, you will also be able to use your existing ticket to do this at no extra cost.

Unfortunately, any seat reservations will not be carried over to another train, but Coach B, H and L are our unreserved coaches on CrossCountry services (where available) so please head to them.

London Northwestern Railway customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on the following services:

• CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Coventry via Leamington Spa in both directions -please note that CrossCountry may also be affected by this disruption

• National Express Coventry and National Express West Midlands via any reasonable route

  • X1 Birmingham city centre - Coventry city centre

  • 9 Coventry city centre - Coventry railway station

Rail replacement transport between Coventry and Northampton provided by TNS Travel and Mighty Travel is expected to arrive at approximately 17:45

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 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.

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.