Issue resolved: disruption between Wolverhampton and Sandwell & Dudley expected until 13:00  

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Preston / Liverpool Lime Street and London Euston

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street / Reading, and also between Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth

London Northwestern Railway between Liverpool Lime Street / Crewe and Birmingham New Street

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

West Midlands Railway between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street, and also between Wolverhampton and Walsall

Description

Following an object being caught on the overhead wires between Wolverhampton and Sandwell & Dudley, all lines have now reopened. Whilst service recovers, trains may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes, diverted or revised.

Disruption is expected until 13:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

CrossCountry customer advice:

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

• The two CrossCountry services operating before and after your cancelled service

• Avanti West Coast services between Birmingham New Street and Stafford

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 coaches B, H and L are the unreserved coaches on CrossCountry services (where available) so please head to them.

London Northwestern Railway / West Midlands Railway customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following alternatives:

• Alternate West Midlands Railway services between:

  • Birmingham Snow Hill / Moor Street - Smethwick Galton Bridge (Please note: Smethwick Rolfe Street is an 10-15 minute distance from Smethwick Galton Bridge station)

• Mutual ticket acceptance is in place with Avanti West Coast between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton

• West Midlands Metro between Birmingham (Grand Central, adjacent to Birmingham New Street station) - West Bromwich Central - Wolverhampton (St. Georges, 10 minutes from railway station). Change at West Bromwich Central for bus route 4, 4H, 4M to / from Sandwell & Dudley station

• National Express West Midlands:

  • Bus Route 4 / 4H / 4M: Walsall - Tame Bridge Parkway - West Bromwich (for West Midlands Metro) - Oldbury - Blackheath - Sandwell & Dudley - Rowley Regis - Cradley Heath

  • Bus Route 12 / 12A: Birmingham - Langley Green - Dudley

  • Bus Route 42: Tipton - Dudley Port (nearby)

  • Bus Route 69: Walsall - Wolverhampton

  • Bus Route 74: Birmingham - West Bromwich - Dudley Port - Dudley

  • Bus Route 80: Birmingham - Five Ways - Smethwick Galton Bridge - West Bromwich

  • Bus Route 81: Wolverhampton - Coseley - Dudley

  • Bus Route 82: Dudley - Wolverhampton

  • Bus Route 87: Birmingham - Smethwick Rolfe Street (nearby) - Smethwick Galton Bridge - Oldbury (nearby to Sandwell & Dudley) - Dudley

  • Bus Route 89: Birmingham - Smethwick - West Bromwich

  • Bus Route 60: Wolverhampton - Bloxwich

  • Bus Route 126: Dudley - Bearwood - Birmingham

  • Bus Route 529: Wolverhampton - Walsall

  • Bus Route X7 : Wolverhampton - Dudley - Smethwick Rolfe Street (nearby) - Smethwick Galton Bridge - Birmingham

  • Bus Route X8: Wolverhampton - Dudley - Bearwood - Birmingham (nearby New Street and Snow Hill station)

If you're travelling to or from Smethwick Rolfe Street, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Sandwell & Dudley, Dudley Port, Tipton or Coseley, you can use local bus and tram routes that will get you to your destination.

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.