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29/04/2023

Urgent repairs to the railway between Birmingham New Street and Rugeley Trent Valley means that all lines are currently blocked.

As a result, trains are unable to run between these stations.

We anticipate disruption will continue until 09:30.

Customer Advice

Replacement road transport is in operation between Birmingham New Street and Rugeley Trent Valley.

You may use your ticket on National Express West Midlands services via any reasonable route to help you complete your journey.

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 this page.

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

Twitter:
If you would like to follow this incident on Twitter, please use #RugeleyTrentValley

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.

Affected operators
West Midlands Railway
Nationalrail link
Last updated: 29/04/23 - 06:01