Following animals on the railway at Gravelly Hill, lines will reopen shortly.

Journeys running between Birmingham New Street and Four Oaks may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 23:00.

Customer Advice:

Services may terminate / start at Birmingham New Street.

You may use your ticket at no extra cost on Arriva Buses and National Express West Midlands between Birmingham New Street and Sutton Coldfield via any reasonable route to help with your journey.

Rail replacement buses have been requested to run between Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield City. You will be updated once this has been confirmed.

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.

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.