Bank Holiday Information: West Midlands Railway
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Christmas and New Year Travel Advice
Thursday 24 December - Christmas Eve
Train services will finish earlier than normal
After 19:00 West Midlands Railway services will run to an amended timetable at a reduced frequency and will close down earlier than normal. Please check that you can complete your entire journey before you travel.
Significant changes to services at Birmingham New Street
Due to major engineering work to upgrade the overhead power lines, there will be no trains all day at Birmingham New Street. The following changes will be made to West Midlands Railway services:
Birmingham International - Rugeley Trent Valley: Trains will run between Wolverhampton and Rugeley Trent Valley (at a reduced frequency), calling additionally at Willenhall and Darlaston, and will not call at stations between Birmingham International - Birmingham New Street and Tame Bridge Parkway. Rail replacement buses will operate between Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street
Shrewsbury - Birmingham New Street: Trains will run between Shrewsbury and Sandwell & Dudley only - to an amended timetable at reduced frequency, calling additionally at Coseley and Tipton, and will not call at Willenhall, Darlaston and Tame Bridge Parkway. Passengers travelling to / from Willenhall, Darlaston and Tame Bridge Parkway are advised to travel on other services
Wolverhampton - Walsall: Trains will run between Wolverhampton and Sandwell & Dudley only (at a reduced frequency). Rail replacement buses will operate between Sandwell & Dudley and Smethwick Rolfe Street, via Smethwick Galton Bridge (for train services to Birmingham Snow Hill and Birmingham Moor Street) and between Birmingham New Street and Walsall
Birmingham New Street - Worcester Foregate Street / Great Malvern / Hereford: Trains will run to an amended timetable, will not call at University, Barnt Green or Bromsgrove, and will be diverted to terminate at / start from Birmingham Snow Hill (instead of Birmingham New Street)
Lichfield Trent Valley / Four Oaks - Bromsgrove / Redditch: Trains will not run. Rail replacement buses will operate between Lichfield Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street, between Birmingham New Street and Longbridge / Barnt Green / Bromsgrove / Droitwich Spa, and between Longbridge / Barnt Green and Redditch
Birmingham New Street - Kings Norton (via Kings Heath): Trains will not run and rail replacement buses will operate instead
Friday 25 December - Christmas Day
No service
No trains will operate on Christmas Day.
Saturday 26 December
No service
No West Midlands Railway trains will operate on Saturday 26 December.
Sunday 27 December
Significant changes to services at Birmingham New Street
Due to major engineering work to upgrade the overhead power lines, there will be no trains all day at Birmingham New Street. The following changes will be made to West Midlands Railway services:
Birmingham International - Rugeley Trent Valley: Trains will run between Wolverhampton and Rugeley Trent Valley (at a reduced frequency), calling additionally at Willenhall and Darlaston, and will not call at stations between Birmingham International - Birmingham New Street and Tame Bridge Parkway. Rail replacement buses will operate between Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street
Shrewsbury - Birmingham New Street: Trains will run between Shrewsbury and Sandwell & Dudley only - to an amended timetable at reduced frequency, calling additionally at Coseley and Tipton, and will not call at Willenhall, Darlaston and Tame Bridge Parkway. Passengers travelling to / from Willenhall, Darlaston and Tame Bridge Parkway are advised to travel on other services
Wolverhampton - Walsall: Trains will run between Wolverhampton and Sandwell & Dudley only (at a reduced frequency). Rail replacement buses will operate between Sandwell & Dudley and Smethwick Rolfe Street, via Smethwick Galton Bridge (for train services to Birmingham Snow Hill and Birmingham Moor Street) and between Birmingham New Street and Walsall
Birmingham New Street - Worcester Foregate Street / Great Malvern / Hereford: Trains will run to an amended timetable, will not call at University, Barnt Green or Bromsgrove, and will be diverted to terminate at / start from Birmingham Snow Hill (instead of Birmingham New Street)
Lichfield Trent Valley / Four Oaks - Bromsgrove / Redditch: Trains will not run. Rail replacement buses will operate between Lichfield Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street, between Birmingham New Street and Longbridge / Barnt Green / Bromsgrove / Droitwich Spa, and between Longbridge / Barnt Green and Redditch
Birmingham New Street - Kings Norton (via Kings Heath): Trains will not run and rail replacement buses will operate instead
Monday 28 December - Boxing Day (substitute day)
Significant changes to services at Birmingham New Street
Due to major engineering work to upgrade the overhead power lines, there will be no trains all day at Birmingham New Street. The following changes will be made to West Midlands Railway services:
Birmingham International - Rugeley Trent Valley: Trains will run between Wolverhampton and Rugeley Trent Valley (at a reduced frequency), calling additionally at Willenhall and Darlaston, and will not call at stations between Birmingham International - Birmingham New Street and Tame Bridge Parkway. Rail replacement buses will operate between Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street
Shrewsbury - Birmingham New Street: Trains will run between Shrewsbury and Sandwell & Dudley only - to an amended timetable at reduced frequency, calling additionally at Coseley and Tipton, and will not call at Willenhall, Darlaston and Tame Bridge Parkway. Passengers travelling to / from Willenhall, Darlaston and Tame Bridge Parkway are advised to travel on other services
Wolverhampton - Walsall: Trains will run between Wolverhampton and Sandwell & Dudley only (at a reduced frequency). Rail replacement buses will operate between Sandwell & Dudley and Smethwick Rolfe Street, via Smethwick Galton Bridge (for train services to Birmingham Snow Hill and Birmingham Moor Street) and between Birmingham New Street and Walsall
Birmingham New Street - Worcester Foregate Street / Great Malvern / Hereford: Trains will run to an amended timetable, will not call at University, Barnt Green or Bromsgrove, and will be diverted to terminate at / start from Birmingham Snow Hill (instead of Birmingham New Street)
Lichfield Trent Valley / Four Oaks - Bromsgrove / Redditch: Trains will not run. Rail replacement buses will operate between Lichfield Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street, between Birmingham New Street and Longbridge / Barnt Green / Bromsgrove / Droitwich Spa, and between Longbridge / Barnt Green and Redditch
Birmingham New Street - Kings Norton (via Kings Heath): Trains will not run and rail replacement buses will operate instead
Tuesday 29 December
Information will be published when available.
Wednesday 30 December
Information will be published when available.
Thursday 31 December - New Year's Eve
Information will be published when available.
Friday 1 January 2027 - New Year's Day
Information will be published when available.
Saturday 2 January
Information will be published when available.
Sunday 3 January
Until 16:20: Changes to services to and from Birmingham New Street
Due to engineering work closing the lines between Birmingham New Street and Smethwick Galton Bridge, until 16:20 the following service changes apply:
Birmingham New Street - Shrewsbury: Trains will run between Sandwell & Dudley and Shrewsbury only.
Rugeley Trent Valley / Walsall - Wolverhampton: Trains will run to an amended timetable and not call at Smethwick Rolfe Street or Smethwick Galton Bridge. Trains will continue to run between Sandwell & Dudley and Wolverhampton, and between Rugeley Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street.
Rail replacement buses will run between Birmingham New Street and Sandwell & Dudley, calling at Smethwick Rolfe Street and Smethwick Galton Bridge.
Buses will replace trains between Worcester and Kidderminster / Bromsgrove
Due to engineering work, no trains will run between Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street and Kidderminster / Bromsgrove all day.
If you're travelling via University:
Trains between Hereford and Birmingham New Street will run between Hereford and Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street only, therefore no trains will call at Droitwich Spa all day.
Rail replacement buses will run between Worcester Shrub Hill and Bromsgrove, calling at Worcester Foregate Street and Droitwich Spa. At Bromsgrove, you can connect with alternative train services running between Bromsgrove and Birmingham New Street.
If you're travelling via Kidderminster:
Trains will run between Kidderminster and Birmingham Moor Street / Dorridge / Whitlocks End / Stratford-upon-Avon only.
Rail replacement buses will run between Worcester Shrub Hill and Kidderminster, calling at Worcester Foregate Street, Droitwich Spa, and Hartlebury.
Monday 4 January
Information will be published when available.
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