Disruption between Birmingham New Street and Bromsgrove / Redditch expected until 19:00
Service alteration details
Incident reported: Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 17:13
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Last updated
Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 17:57
Train operators affected
- CrossCountry
- West Midlands Railway
Route(s) affected
CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Cardiff Central / Plymouth, between Newcastle / Leeds and Plymouth, between Manchester Piccadilly and Bristol Temple Meads / Paignton, and also between Nottingham and Gloucester / Cardiff Central
West Midlands Railway between Lichfield Trent Valley and Bromsgrove, between Four Oaks and Redditch, and also between Birmingham New Street and Kings Norton / Worcester Foregate Street / Worcester Shrub Hill / Hereford
Description
A fault on a train at Northfield is causing disruption to trains running between Birmingham New Street and Bromsgrove / Redditch. As a result, trains may be delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.
Disruption is expected until 19:00.
Ticket flexibility:
If your train is cancelled, you will be able to travel on an alternative service operated by any other participating train company, either two hours before or two hours after the original departure time of the cancelled service, in order to reach your destination.
If you decide not to travel or cannot complete your journey due to cancellations, you are entitled to a full refund from your original point of sale.
For further information and guidance please contact your train company or speak to a member of railway staff.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail 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.
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