Due to an object being caught in the overhead wires between Gravelly Hill and Erdington, trains will not run between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley.
Disruption is expected until approximately 19:00.
Customer Advice
You can use your ticket on the following National Express West Midlands Bus routes:
- Bus Route 6 [Sutton Coldfield] (NXWM): Sutton Coldfield - Four Oaks - Butlers Lane (nearby) - Walsall
- Bus Route 8A / 8C (NXWM): Duddeston (nearby) - Adderley Park - Small Heath - Five Ways (for Birmingham New Street / CrossCity) - Hockley
- Bus Route 10A [Walsall] (NXWM): Lichfield - Walsall
- Bus Route 11A / 11C (NXWM): Perry Barr (nearby) - Erdington (nearby) - Cotteridge (for Kings Norton) - Bournville - Selly Oak (nearby)
- Bus Route 65 [Birmingham] (NXWM): Birmingham - Aston (nearby) - Gravelly Hill (nearby)
- Bus Route 67 (NXWM): Birmingham - Aston (nearby) - Gravelly Hill (nearby)
- Bus Route 77 (NXWM): Walsall - Sutton Coldfield
- Bus Route 907 (NXWM): Birmingham - Perry Barr - New Oscott - Sutton Coldfield
- Bus Route X14 (NXWM): Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield (calling nearby Gravelly Hill and Sutton Coldfield)
- Bus Route X3 (NXWM): Birmingham to Blake Street (calling nearby all stations between Gravelly Hill and Blake Street), then fast to Lichfield (Bus Station).
- Bus Route X4 [Sutton Coldfield] (NXWM): Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield (calling nearby all stations between Gravelly Hill and Sutton Coldfield)
- Bus Route X5 (NXWM): Birmingham to Four Oaks (calling nearby all stations between Gravelly Hill and Four Oaks)
Rail replacement buses will be in operation between Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield City / Lichfield Trent Valley.
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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.