West Midlands Trains

Rail passengers in Warwickshire are being warned of severe disruption to train services on Friday while emergency bridge repairs are carried out.

​Passengers using West Midlands Railway services via Birmingham Snow Hill are being urged to check their journeys ahead of a new timetable coming into effect next week.

Rail passengers are being urged to check their journeys before travelling today (Friday) due to a major overheard power line failure at Northampton.

​Passengers travelling on the West Coast main line between London, the Midlands and North West are being advised to check before they travel after an overnight signalling failure. Several miles of the signalling system near Leighton Buzzard was left without power in the early hours of this morning (7 October).

Rail passengers are being advised to consider very carefully if they need to travel this weekend. Storm Alex is due to arrive from France in the small hours of Saturday morning bringing risks of high winds and flooding.

​Passengers in the West Midlands are being advised to check their journeys today (Saturday 26 September), following a serious signalling fault which is affecting services via Birmingham Snow Hill. West Midlands Railway has introduced an emergency timetable to provide a reduced, regular service for passengers which will be in place for at least the rest of the day.

West Midlands Railway has thanked passengers for their patience following a second day of reduced services on Snow Hill services due to a signal failure.

Passengers in the West Midlands are being advised to check their journeys following a signalling fault affecting services via Birmingham Snow Hill.

West Midlands Railway (WMR) is temporarily withdrawing some services on the Snow Hill Lines from Monday 14 September. The company said that the impact of Covid 19 is making it difficult to provide the full timetable. Buses will operate in place of some train services.

Rail passengers in the West Midlands have been given a sneak peek of the brand new electric train fleet which is set to revolutionise travel on Birmingham’s Cross-City Line.