Disruption between Stratford-upon-Avon / Dorridge and Birmingham Moor Street until the end of the day
Service alteration details
Incident reported: Monday 20 October 2025 at 16:12
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Last updated
Monday 20 October 2025 at 17:36
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone / Leamington Spa and Birmingham Moor Street, and also between London Marylebone / Leamington Spa and Birmingham Snow Hill
West Midlands Railway between Dorridge and Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street, between Stratford-upon-Avon / Whitlocks End and Kidderminster, between Stratford-upon-Avon and Worcester Foregate Street, and also between Leamington Spa and Worcester Foregate Street
Description
A fault with the signalling system between Small Heath and Tyseley means the lines towards Birmingham are blocked. Trains running between Stratford-upon-Avon / Dorridge and Birmingham Moor Street may be delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.
Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Chiltern Railways customer advice:
You may use your ticket onboard the following services at no extra cost:
CrossCountry services between Reading, Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa and Birmingham New Street
National Express West Midlands on routes: 31 / 37 / 58 / X2 between Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill
West Midlands Railway customer advice:
You may use your ticket onboard the following services at no extra cost:
Chiltern Railways between Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington Spa, between Leamington Spa and Birmingham Moor Street, and also between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stourbridge Junction
National Express West Midlands on the following routes:
4 / 4H / 4M: Cradley Heath, Rowley Regis, Sandwell & Dudley, Blackheath, Oldbury, West Bromwich, Tame Bridge Parkway and Walsall
4 / 4A : Solhull, Olton, Acocks Green, Tyseley and Birmingham
5: Shirely, Yardley Wood, Solihull and Birmingham
6: Shirley, Solihull, Hall Green and Birmingham
8A / C: Samll Heath, Five Ways, Adderley Park, Hockley and Duddeston
9 : Birmingham, Halesowen Interchange - Cradley Heath (nearby) - Lye - Stourbridge Town
11A / 11C: Stechford - Acocks Green - Spring Road - Hall Green - Cotteridge (for Kings Norton) - Bournville
12 / 12A: Birmingham, Langley Green and Dudley
13: Birmingham and Dudley
16: Stourbridge and Wolverhampton
17: Stourbridge and Dudle49: Longbridge, Northfield, Kings Norton and Shirley
72: Solihull, Marston Green and Lea Hall
76: Yardley Wood, Solihull, Selly Oak and University
80: Five Ways, Birmingham, Smethwick Galton Bridge, West Bromwich
87: Birmingham - Smethwick Rolfe Street (nearby) - Smethwick Galton Bridge - Oldbury (nearby to Sandwell & Dudley) - DudleyX1: Coventry, Birmingham International, Bordesley and Birmingham
X2: Solihull and Birmingham
X7: Birmingham, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Smethwick Rolfe Street, Dudley and Wolverhampton
X8: Birmingham, Bearwood, Dudley and Wolverhampton
X10: Birmingham, Old Hill, Cradley Heath and Merry Hill
West Midlands Metro between Birmingham Grand Central and West Bromwich Central
Alternative West Midlands Railway services between Worcester and Birmingham New Street, between Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street, between Birmingham New Street and Sandwell & Dudley, and also between Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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.