Major disruption between Stafford / Birmingham New Street and Milton Keynes Central expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Preston / Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street / Wrexham General / Wolverhampton / Birmingham New Street and London Euston

London Northwestern Railway between Wolverhampton / Birmingham New Street / Northampton and London Euston, and also between Crewe and Northampton

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

Description

Points failures between Northampton and Milton Keynes Central and in the Birmingham New Street area, and an earlier broken down train in the Rugby area are all causing disruption to journeys running between these stations.

Due to disruption in these areas, congestion has built up at Birmingham New Street disrupting trains further.

Trains running between Stafford / Birmingham New Street and Milton Keynes Central may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway customer advice:

You may use your ticket, at no extra cost on National Express West Midlands between Birmingham and Coventry.

A rail replacement bus service has been requested.

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.