Disruption between Stafford and Birmingham New Street expected until 12:00 

Route(s) affected

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

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street / Bristol Temple Meads / Southampton Central / Bournemouth / Paignton

London Northwestern Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street

Description

Damage to the overhead wires between Stafford and Birmingham New Street means some lines are blocked. Trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

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

• East Midlands Railway between Sheffield and London St Pancras International

• LNER between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross

• Transport for Wales between Crewe and Wolverhampton via Shrewsbury

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.

London Northwestern Railway customer advice:

Tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on CrossCountry between Stafford and Birmingham. Please note this train operator is also affected by this disruption.

Replacement buses will run between Stafford and Wolverhampton. These are expected to be in place from 08:30.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail 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.