Amended 21:52 Birmingham New Street to Crewe from Monday 25 to Thursday 28 September

Engineering work is taking place overnight between Rugeley Trent Valley / Stone and Kidsgrove, closing all lines. 

​​​​​​​The 21:52 Birmingham New Street to Crewe service will be diverted between Stafford and Crewe and will not call at Stone, Stoke-on-Trent, Longport, Kidsgrove or Alsager.

A rail replacement bus will operate between Stafford and Crewe, departing from Stafford at 22:53, Stone (Crown Street) at 23:15, Stoke-on-Trent at 23:40, Longport at 23:49, Kidsgrove at 00:10, Alsager at 00:22, arriving at Crewe at 00:42.

Check before you travel: 

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice: 

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

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

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