Disruption between Droitwich Spa and Stourbridge Junction expected until 08:30 

Route(s) affected

Between Worcester Shrub Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon / Dorridge, between Worcester Foregate Street and Stratford-upon-Avon / Dorridge / Leamington Spa, and also between Kidderminster and Birmingham Snow Hill / Whitlocks End / Stratford-upon-Avon

Description

The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Droitwich Spa and Stourbridge Junction. So that they can safely carry out their work, lines have been closed.

Trains between these stations will be cancelled or revised as a result.

This is expected until 08:30.

Customer advice:

If you chose to drive your car and park at a station on one of the routes below because of this disruption, your rail ticket will be valid to travel back to the same station later in the day to collect your car.

Your ticket can be used, at no extra cost, with the following operators:

• West Midlands Railway:

  • between Birmingham New Street and Worcester, via Droitwich Spa and Great Malvern

  • between Birmingham New Street and Sandwell & Dudley, via Smethwick Galton Bridge

  • between Stourbridge Town and Stourbridge Junction to connect with bus and rail services

• West Midlands Metro:

  • between Birmingham Grand Central and West Bromwich Central. This service stops at Corporation Street, Bull Street, Snow Hill (for Snow Hill Station), Jewellery Quarter, and The Hawthorns

• 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 8A / 8C: Duddeston (nearby) - Adderley Park - Small Heath - Five Ways (for Birmingham New Street / CrossCity) - Hockley

  • Bus Route 9 [Black Country]: Birmingham - Halesowen Interchange - Cradley Heath (nearby) - Lye - Stourbridge Town

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

  • Bus Route 13 [Birmingham]: Birmingham - Langley Green

  • Bus Route 16 [Black Country]: Wolverhampton - Stourbridge

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

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

  • Bus Route X10: Birmingham - Old Hill - Cradley Heath - Merry Hill

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

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

Please note, if you are travelling between Stourbridge Junction, Kidderminster, and Worcester, there is not currently an agreement with local bus operators for them to accept your rail tickets. Please keep your bus tickets, as West Midlands Railway will consider reimbursing your out-of-pocket expenses on a case-by-case basis.

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.