Lines reopened: disruption between Leamington Spa and Banbury expected until 20:00 

Route(s) affected

Chiltern between Stourbridge Junction / Birmingham Snow Hill / Birmingham Moor Street/ London Marylebone, and also between Birmingham Moor Street / Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington Spa

CrossCountry between Newcastle / York / Manchester Piccadilly and Reading, and also between Manchester Piccadilly and Southampton Central / Bournemouth

Description

Following a safety inspection of the track between Leamington Spa and Banbury, the southbound line has now reopened. As service recovers, trains running between these stations may still be cancelled or delayed by up to 70 minutes.

This is expected until 20:00.

CrossCountry customer advice:

Your ticket may be used at no extra cost on the following routes:

Between Manchester / Birmingham and Reading / Southampton / Bournemouth via London:

• Avanti West Coast services between Manchester Piccadilly / Birmingham New Street and London Euston

• Chiltern Railways services between Birmingham Moor Street and Leamington Spa

• London Underground services between London Terminals. Please show your ticket to gateline staff on the Underground to be allowed through the ticket gates.

• Great Western Railway services between Reading / Oxford and London Paddington

• South Western Railway services between London Waterloo and Bournemouth

Between Birmingham and Reading via Oxford:

• CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Worcestershire Parkway

• Great Western Railway services between Worcestershire Parkway and Reading

Rail replacement transport:

CrossCountry are looking to resource rail replacement road transport between Leamington Spa, Banbury and Oxford. More information will follow when confirmed.

You may also use your ticket on the following operators:

• West Midlands Railway services between Coventry and Leamington Spa

• Great Western Railway services between Banbury – Didcot Parkway - Reading and Basingstoke

You do not need to amend your ticket to use it on these services.

If your CrossCountry train is cancelled, then you can use your ticket on the two CrossCountry services operating before and the two CrossCountry services after your cancelled service.

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.

Chiltern Railways customer advice:

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

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

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

• Great Western Railway services operating between Banbury, Oxford, Reading and London Paddington stations

• West Midlands Railway services operating between Birmingham New Street, Coventry, Milton Keynes Central, Cheddington, Tring, Berkhamsted and London Euston stations and also between Coventry and Leamington Spa

• Elizabeth line services operating between Reading, London Paddington and Central London

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.