No trains between Nuneaton and Rugby: major disruption expected until at least 17:00 on Friday 12 June 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Glasgow Central / Blackpool North / Preston / Holyhead / Wrexham General / Chester / Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Piccadilly / Crewe / Wolverhampton and London Euston

London Northwestern Railway between Crewe and Rugby / Northampton / London Euston

Lumo between Stirling and London Euston

Description

A bridge having partially collapsed between Nuneaton and Rugby means that all lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations will be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or diverted via Birmingham.

Major disruption is expected until at least 17:00 on Friday 12 June.

Please check before you travel as services along this route may start or terminate from either side of Nuneaton or Rugby, or will not run the full journey. Where possible, trains will divert via Birmingham. If you are travelling, it is advised to keep a check on online journey planners for the latest and accurate journey information.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on the following services:

• CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Coventry via Birmingham New Street

• East Midlands Railway via any reasonable route

• London Northwestern Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and London Euston

• West Midlands Railway between Birmingham New Street and Trent Valley stations

If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast services immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after.

If you no longer wish to travel because your train is delayed or cancelled, you can request a full refund from where you bought your ticket.

London Northwestern Railway customer advice:

Rail replacement is currently in place between Stafford and Rugby until approximately 21:00.

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on the following services:

• Avanti West Coast between Crewe and London Euston via Birmingham New Street

• CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Nuneaton

• CrossCountry between Tamworth and Birmingham New Street

• East Midlands Railway between Crewe and London St Pancras International via Derby

Alternative travel options:

At no extra cost, passengers travelling:

• North towards Crewe from Rugby are advised to travel via Birmingham New Street on either London Northwestern or Avanti West Coast services. For stations between Rugby and Stafford, passengers are advised to use rail replacement buses from Rugby

• South towards Rugby and the capital, are advised to travel via Birmingham New Street on either London Northwestern Railway or Avanti West Coast services. For stations between Stafford and Rugby, passengers are advised to use rail replacement buses from Stafford

• At Nuneaton or Tamworth can travel via Birmingham New Street with CrossCountry

Lumo customer advice:

If you have a ticket for the 16:36 London Euston to Stirling service, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on Avanti West Coast services.

You can also use your ticket, at no extra cost, on the following via any alternative reasonable route:

• Avanti West Coast services from the north and Birmingham to London Euston

• Avanti West Coast / London Northwestern Railway services from the north and Crewe to Birmingham

• Chiltern Railways services from Birmingham and London Marylebone

• LNER services from Edinburgh Waverley to London Kings Cross

• ScotRail services from Motherwell / Stirling / Larbert to Edinburgh Waverley

• TransPennine Express services from Lockerbie to Carlisle

Additional information:

A vehicle has struck a bridge in the Nuneaton area causing significant damage. Network Rail and engineers are on site to inspect the damage. It's unclear as to when the line will reopen. You can read more information about the incident on the Network Rail website.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey today using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

The National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner does not reflect service changes for Friday 12 June. Please check back later.

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 drop-off 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.