Disruption at Birmingham New Street expected until the end of service 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Wolverhampton / Edinburgh, and also between Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

CrossCountry between Plymouth and Derby, between Bournemouth and Birmingham New Street / Manchester Piccadilly, between Cardiff Central and Birmingham New Street, and also between Birmingham New Street and York

London Northwestern Railway between London Euston / Northampton and Birmingham New Street, between Coventry and Birmingham New Street / Liverpool Lime Street, and also between Birmingham New Street and Crewe

Transport for Wales between Birmingham International and Chester, and also between Birmingham New Street and Aberystwyth / Shewsbury / Crewe / Holyhead

West Midlands Railway between Hereford / Great Malvern and Birmingham New Street, between Redditch / Longbridge and Four Oaks, between Redditch and Birmingham New Street, between Bromsgrove and Lichfield Trent Valley, between Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street / Rugeley Trent Valley, between Birmingham International and Wolverhampton, between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton / Shrewsbury, between Birmingham New Street / Wolverhampton and Walsall, and also between Wolverhampton and Hednesford / Rugeley Trent Valley

Description

Some lines have now reopened following damage to the overhead electric wires in the Birmingham New Street area. However if you are travelling, your journey may not run its full route, and may still be cancelled.

Further Information:

Network Rail are on site assessing the damage. You can view the damaged overhead wires via this thread on X. Because of this issue, only an extremely limited service will be able to run. Further updates will follow as soon as information is available. Please check before you travel.

Disruption is expected until the end of service.

Customer advice

CrossCountry

Passengers with tickets tickets dated for yesterday (2 July), who have been affected by this disruption, can use their tickets to travel today, 3 July.

London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway

Replacement buses are currently running on the following routes:

• Between Redditch / Bromsgrove and Longbridge

• Between Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield Trent Valley

• Between Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley

Tickets will be accepted on the following routes at no extra cost:

• Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Birmingham

• CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and University

• West Midlands Railway between Birmingham Moor Street and Shirley, to connect with local buses to Kings Norton / Longbridge / Northfield

• West Midlands Metro between Grand Central and Wolverhampton

• National Express West Midlands on routes

  • Bus Route 11A / 11C: Stechford - Acocks Green - Spring Road - Hall Green - Cotteridge (for Kings Norton) - Bournville - Selly Oak

  • Bus Route 18: Kings Norton - Northfield

  • Bus Route 23: Birmingham - Five Ways

  • Bus Route 24: Birmingham - Five Ways

  • Bus Route 45: Birmingham - Bournville - Kings Norton - Longbridge

  • Bus Route 47: Birmingham - Bournville - Kings Norton - Northfield - Longbridge

  • Bus Route 48: University - Bournville - Kings Norton - Northfield - Longbridge

  • Bus Route 49: Shirley Railway Station - Kings Norton - Northfield - Longbridge

  • Bus Route 61: Birmingham - University - Selly Oak

  • Bus Route 63: Birmingham - University - Selly Oak - Bournville - Kings Norton - Northfield - Longbridge

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

  • Bus Route X20: Birmingham - University - Selly Oak - Northfield - Longbridge

  • Bus Route X21: Birmingham - University - Selly Oak

  • Bus Route X22: Birmingham - University - Longbridge - Northfield
    
    

If you chose to drive your car and park at another station on one of the routes 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.

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.