Disruption between Coventry and Rugby expected until 12:00  

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Lancaster / Manchester Piccadilly / Birmingham New Street and London Euston

London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street and London Euston

Description

A fault with the signalling system between Coventry and Rugby means all lines are blocked. As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 35 minutes, revised or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

Birmingham International and Coventry will not be served.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on:

• CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Coventry / Nuneaton

• Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone

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.

London Northwestern Railway customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on

• National Express Coventry between Birmingham New Street and Coventry in both directions until further notice

• National Express West Midlands services via any reasonable route until further notice

Rail replacement transport has been requested to run between Coventry and Northampton in both directions. These are expected to be in place from 10:30 and will be provided by Arden Coaches, JRS Coaches, Keyline Coaches & A1 minibus and coaches.

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