Major disruption between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

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

CrossCountry between Southampton Airport Parkway / Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly

London Northwestern Railway Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street

Transport for Wales between Birmingham International and Aberystwyth / Holyhead

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

Description

A fire near the railway in the Tipton area means fewer trains are able to run on all lines. As a result, trains between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or diverted.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Customer advice:

Avanti West Coast

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

• Chiltern Railways via any reasonable route

• CrossCountry via any reasonable route

• Great Western Railway via any reasonable route

• ScotRail between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh

• West Midlands Railway via any reasonable route

CrossCountry

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

• Avanti West Coast via any reasonable route

• Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Oxford

• London Northwestern Railway via any reasonable route

• London Underground via any reasonable route

• South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Southampton Airport Parkway

• Transport for Wales via any reasonable route

• West Midlands Railway via any reasonable route

A limited rail replacement bus service will run between Stafford and Wolverhampton and also between Birmingham New Street and Stafford (not calling at Wolverhampton).

London Northwestern Railway / West Midlands Railway

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

• Avanti West Coast between Rugby and Wolverhampton

• CrossCountry between Stafford and Birmingham New Street

• National Express West Midlands via any reasonable route

• West Midlands Metro via any reasonable route

Rail replacement buses are in operation between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury, and between Stafford and Crewe via Stoke-on-Trent.

Transport for Wales

Limited replacement road transport is operating between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury. These will not run to booked times but will shuttle between stations.

Customers travelling between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street can travel on West Midlands Metro at no extra cost.

Customers travelling from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street can go via Hereford where they can use their ticket with West Midlands Railway between Hereford and Birmingham New Street.

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 and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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.