Lines reopened: disruption in the Wolverhampton area expected until 09:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Lancaster / Manchester Piccadilly / Wolverhampton and London Euston and also between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Crewe and Birmingham New Street

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

London Northwestern Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street

Transport for Wales between Llandudno Junction / Chester / Crewe / Aberystwyth and Birmingham International

West Midlands Railway between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street and also between Wolverhampton and Walsall

Description

Lines have reopened following a trespass incident in the Wolverhampton area.

Whilst service recovers, trains running through this station may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or diverted.

This is expected until 09:00.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

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 and West Midlands Railway customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on West Midlands Metro and National Express West Midlands bus routes between Wolverhampton, Walsall and Birmingham.

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.