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Disruption between Stratford-upon-Avon / Dorridge and Birmingham Moor Street until the end of the day 

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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.