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  • Major disruption at Rugeley Trent Valley

    Major disruption at Rugeley Trent Valley

    Passengers are being warned to check journeys before travelling this evening (Fri 16 Aug) as work to repair damaged overhead lines near Rugeley Trent Valley continues to cause disruption.

  • Disruption between Coventry and Birmingham for the rest of the day

    Disruption between Birmingham and Coventry

    Rail services between Coventry and Birmingham are expected to be disrupted for the remainder of today ( Friday 9 August). Network Rail engineers are repairing 40 metres of overhead cables in a tunnel near Tile Hill.

  • Celebration will mark 180 years of Tamworth station

    Celebration will mark 180 years of Tamworth station

    A grand celebration marking 180 years of Tamworth railway station is being held next week by London Northwestern Railway. The station was originally opened on 12 August 1839 by officials from the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway and has continued to serve passengers ever since.

  • Revamp plans unveiled for popular University station

    Revamp plans unveiled for popular University station

    ​One of the West Midlands' busiest railway stations is set for a major redevelopment to improve facilities for passengers. University Station in Edgbaston is used by 3.3 million passengers a year - vastly more than the 400,000 it was designed for in the 1970s.

  • Disruption on Cross City Line South

    Cross City Line Disruption

    Due to a track fault, there are no services running on the Cross City Line this morning berween Redditch or Bromsgrove to Birmingham New Street.

  • Check before you travel this Friday

    Check before you travel this Friday

    West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway are advising passengers to check before they travel today ( Friday 26 July). This is due to emegrency enginnering repairs needed as a result of yesterday's hot weather and many trains starting the day out of place on the network.

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