Disruption between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

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

West Midlands Railway between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street

Description

A points failure between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton means some lines are blocked. As a result, trains may be delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Transport for Wales customer advice:

Trains are unable to run between Shrewsbury and Birmingham International.

A rail replacement shuttle has been organised to run between Shrewsbury, Wellington, Telford Central and Wolverhampton. This will run every hour from 06:30 until 21:30.

There is also a return journey in place calling at Wolverhampton, Telford Central, Wellington and Shrewsbury. This will run every hour from 06:45 until 20:45.

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

• Avanti West Coast

• CrossCountry

• West Midlands Railway

West Midlands Railway customer advice:

West Midlands Railway do not anticipate being able to restore a full train service for the remainder of the day. To keep you moving, they have implemented the following:

• Trains will continue to operate between Shrewsbury and Telford Central, and between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street only.

• Rail replacement buses will operate in both directions on the following routes:

  • between Shrewsbury and Telford Central

  • between Telford Central and Wolverhampton

  • between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton

It is recommend allowing extra time for your journey and checking your departure platform upon arrival at the station.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on National Express West Midlands Buses between Birmingham, Walsall and Wolverhampton, including Willenhall and Darlaston.

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 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.