Lines have reopened between Wolverhampton and Stafford: major disruption expected until the end of service 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Crewe / Edinburgh and also between Birmingham New Street and Holyhead

CrossCountry between Bournemouth / Southampton Central / Reading / Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly

London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street and Crewe / Liverpool Lime Street

Description

The emergency services have completed their work between Wolverhampton and Stafford, allowing all lines to reopen.

Services may still be cancelled, revised, diverted or severely delayed by up to 60 minutes.

Major disruption is expected to continue until the end of service.

Customer advice:

Avanti West Coast

To help you on your journey you can use your ticket on the following services at no extra cost:

• CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Stafford (please note CrossCountry are also impacted by this disruption)

• London Northwestern Railway between London Euston and Wolverhampton / Crewe (please note London Northwestern Railway are also impacted by this disruption)

London Northwestern Railway

To help you on your journey you can use your ticket on the following services at no extra cost:

• Avanti West Coast between Birmingham New Street and Warrington Bank Quay / Liverpool Lime Street and also between Crewe and Chester (please note, Avanti West Coast services are also impacted by this disruption)

• CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly (please note, CrossCountry services are also impacted by this disruption)

Rail replacement transport is running between Wolverhampton and Stafford, and also between Crewe and Liverpool.

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 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.