Disruption between Birmingham Snow Hill and Leamington Spa / Stratford-upon-Avon via Dorridge expected until 12:00 

Route(s) affected

Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Moor Street and Leamington Spa and also between Birmingham Snow Hill / Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone

West Midlands Railway between Worcester Foregate Street and Dorridge / Stratford-upon-Avon

Description

A fault with the signalling system between Dorridge and Hatton means lines are blocked. As a result, trains between Birmingham Snow Hill and Leamington Spa / Stratford-upon-Avon via Dorridge may be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Chiltern Railways customer advice:

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

Rail:

• Avanti West Coast between Birmingham New Street, Milton Keynes Central and London Euston

• CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street, Leamington Spa, Banbury, Oxford and Reading

• London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street, Coventry, Milton Keynes Central, Cheddington, Tring, Berkhampstead and London Euston

• West Midlands Railway between Coventry and Leamington Spa

Bus:

• National Express West Midlands:

  • X2, 6, 5, 4 and 4a between Solihull (Railway Station) and Birmingham City Centre

  • 9: Between Birmingham (Colmore Road stop) and Stourbridge

West Midlands Railway customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on National Express West Midlands between Birmingham Snow Hill and Solihull in both directions between 09:00 and 12:00.

Rail replacement buses will run between Dorridge and Stratford-upon-Avon in both directions. These will be supplied by Stagecoach between 08:25 and 12:00.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on all services between Birmingham Snow Hill and Dorridge.

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.