Industrial action to affect West Midlands Railway from Monday 29 January until Tuesday 6 February

Industrial action by the ASLEF union will affect the West Midlands Railway network on the following dates:

• Monday 29 January to Friday 2 February - overtime ban 
• Saturday 3 February – strike action
• Sunday 4 February to Tuesday 6 February – overtime ban

Saturday 3 February - strike action:

On Saturday 3 February, there will be no West Midlands Railway service on any route.

Overtime ban:

From Monday 29 February to Friday 2 February, buses will replace trains between Leamington Spa and Nuneaton.

There will be a number of cancellations to services on the following routes:

• between Birmingham New Street and Hereford via Worcester
• between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury

Additionally, the last service from Birmingham New Street to Rugeley Trent Valley (departing at 23:22) will be cancelled.

Plans from Sunday 4 to Tuesday 6 February are still being formulated - please check back here closer to the time of travel.

More information:

For further information including FAQs and ticket refunds please see the West Midlands Railway website here.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner up to and including Wednesday 31 January.

For journeys from Thursday 1 February to Tuesday 6 February, please check closer to the time of travel.