Disruption to some West Midlands Railway routes until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Various West Midlands Railway routes

Description

An anticipated lack of train crew at key locations is likely to disrupt train services on some West Midlands Railway routes this weekend. Services may be cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Customer advice:

Today, Sunday 29 September

The below routes will be impacted:

• Snow Hill Lines (Worcester - Kidderminster - Birmingham Snow Hill / Birmingham Moor Street - Dorridge - Whitlocks End - Stratford-upon-Avon / Leamington Spa).

• Hereford Line (Hereford - Worcester - Birmingham New Street)

You are strongly advised to check before you travel. Online journey planners will be updated overnight tonight for Sunday which will confirm which services will be impacted.

Buses will operate at the following times:

• From Hereford: 08:53, 10:46, 12:45, 14:49, 15:45, 16:47, 18:45, 19:40, 22:41

• From Worcester Shrub Hill: 09:00, 10:48, 12:49, 14:49, 15:49, 16:49, 17:49, 19:50, 21:48, 22:56 (terminating at Great Malvern)

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey for today 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 our travel information pages.

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.