West Midlands Trains

​London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is advising passengers travelling on the network to set off early this afternoon.

A regular train service has been running across the West Midlands Railway network today despite disruptive industrial action by members of the RMT union.

Rail users in Worcestershire are being encouraged to get involved with their local railway through a new Community Rail Partnership (CRP) for the county.

Commuters in the West Midlands are being urged to check their journeys ahead of the evening peak as parts of the network are experiencing flooding.

West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway have released plans to run a reduced timetable this Saturday due to industrial action by members of the RMT union.

The following Q&A relates to the announcement by the RMT union that it has instructed its members to take industrial action on Saturdays in November and December 2019.

West Midlands Trains has issued a statement following confirmation of industrial action by the RMT union this Saturday (16 November 2019)

​Passengers travelling between Birmingham and Worcester are noticing extra capacity on the route after West Midlands Railway took delivery of additional carriages.

​Images showing how the outdated Perry Barr railway station in Birmingham will be transformed as part of the wider regeneration of the area have been released.

Birmingham’s famous Frankfurt Christmas market opens this week and passengers travelling by train are being advised to plan ahead allow extra time for their journeys.