Major disruption between Birmingham International and Coventry expected until 18:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Blackpool North / Birmingham New street and London Euston

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth

London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street and London Euston

Description

Some lines have reopened following earlier damage to the overhead electric wires in the Tile Hill area. Trains between Birmingham International and Coventry may be cancelled, delayed by up to 120 minutes or diverted.

Major disruption is expected until 18:00.

Customer advice:

Avanti West Coast

To assist with your journey, you may use your ticket on the following:

• Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone

• CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Edinburgh / Reading

• Great Western Railway between Reading and London Paddington

• TransPennine Express between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and Preston

• Transport for Wales via any reasonable route

• West Midlands Railway via any reasonable route

CrossCountry

Birmingham International and Coventry stations will not be served. Trains will be diverted via Solihull.

To assist with your journey, you may use your ticket on the following:

• Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Moor Street and Banbury

• London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street and Coventry

• West Midlands Railway between Leamington Spa and Coventry

London Northwestern Railway

To assist with your journey, you may use your ticket on the following:

• Avanti West Coast services via any reasonable route

• Chiltern Railways services via any reasonable route

• CrossCountry services via any reasonable route

• National Express West Midlands between Birmingham and Coventry

Rail replacement buses are running between Birmingham International / Northampton and Coventry to help with your journey.

Additional information:

The line towards Birmingham International has now reopened.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

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.