Disruptions & planned work

Engineering work is taking place at Birmingham New Street, closing all lines over the Christmas period. There will be no trains running, to, from, or through the station. This is a five day planned closure, with services resuming on Tuesday 29 December. Avanti West Coast: Trains will run to an amended timetable and will be unable to call at Birmingham New Street. Replacement buses will be provided between: Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International CrossCountry: Trains will run between: Coleshill Parkway and Stansted Airport Nottingham and Cardiff Central Edinburgh and Plymouth Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth Replacement bus services (organised by CrossCountry) will run between: Coleshill Parkway, Water Orton and Birmingham New Street Worcestershire Parkway and Birmingham New Street Tamworth, Wilnecote and Birmingham New Street Birmingham International and Coleshill Parkway Birmingham International and Worcestershire Parkway Wolverhampton and Worcestershire Parkway Replacement bus services (organised by other operators) will run between: Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street (Avanti West Coast) Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street (West Midlands Railway / Avanti West Coast) London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway: Train services between London Euston / Northampton and Birmingham New Street will run between London Euston / Northampton and Birmingham International only. Trains between Birmingham International and Rugeley Trent Valley will run between Wolverhampton and Rugeley Trent Valley (at reduced frequency), calling additionally at Willenhall and Darlaston and will not call at stations between Birmingham International - Birmingham New Street and Tame Bridge Parkway. Rail replacement buses will operate between Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street. Train services between Birmingham New Street and Crewe / Liverpool Lime Street will run between Wolverhampton and Crewe / Liverpool Lime Street only - to an amended timetable at reduced frequency. Passengers are advised to travel on other services between Wolverhampton and Sandwell & Dudley. Trains between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street will run between Shrewsbury and Sandwell & Dudley only - to an amended timetable at reduced frequency, calling additionally at Coseley and Tipton and will not call at Willenhall, Darlaston and Tame Bridge Parkway. Passengers travelling to / from Willenhall, Darlaston and Tame Bridge Parkway are advised to travel on other services. Train services between Wolverhampton and Walsall will run between Wolverhampton and Sandwell & Dudley only (at reduced frequency). Rail replacement buses will operate between Sandwell & Dudley and Smethwick Rolfe Street, via Smethwick Galton Bridge (for train services to Birmingham Snow Hill and Birmingham Moor Street) and between Birmingham New Street and Walsall. Trains between Birmingham New Street and Worcester Foregate Street / Great Malvern / Hereford will run to an amended timetable, will not call at University, Barnt Green or Bromsgrove and will be diverted to terminate at / start from Birmingham Snow Hill (instead of Birmingham New Street). Train services between Lichfield Trent Valley / Four Oaks and Bromsgrove / Redditch will not run. Rail replacement buses will operate between Lichfield Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street, between Birmingham New Street and Longbridge / Barnt Green / Bromsgrove / Droitwich Spa and between Longbridge / Barnt Green and Redditch. Trains between Birmingham New Street and Kings Norton (via Kings Heath) will not run and rail replacement buses will operate. Transport for Wales: No trains will run between Wolverhampton and Birmingham International. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on alternative services via Birmingham New Street to complete your journey. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . Replacement bus travel advice: For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 24 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 28 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 15 Oct 2026, 10:32

Operators: Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, London Northwestern Railway, Transport for Wales, West Midlands Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Birmingham New Street and Smethwick Galton Bridge, closing all lines. Until approximately 16:20, the following amendments will take place: Avanti West Coast Trains that usually run between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street via Sandwell & Dudley will divert via an alternative route. This will significantly increase your journey time. Additionally, the following services will be amended to start from Wolverhampton: 07:48 London Euston to Edinburgh 08:45 Birmingham New Street to Preston 09:43 Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston CrossCountry Trains will not call at Wolverhampton and will divert via an alternative route. You may use your ticket on Avanti West Coast train services between Stafford, Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street at no extra cost. Additionally, you may use a combination of London Northwestern Railway / West Midlands Railway train and bus services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street, and then connect with a London Northwestern Railway train service between Wolverhampton and Stafford. All of these services are at no extra cost. London Northwestern Railway Trains between Birmingham New Street and Crewe will run between Wolverhampton and Crewe only. Trains between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street will depart slightly earlier from Birmingham New Street. These services will divert and not call at Smethwick Galton Bridge. To help you complete your journey, rail replacement buses will run between Birmingham New Street and Sandwell & Dudley, calling at Smethwick Galton Bridge. West Midlands Railway Trains between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury will run between Sandwell & Dudley and Shrewsbury only. Trains between Rugeley Trent Valley / Walsall and Wolverhampton will run to an amended timetable and not call at Smethwick Rolfe Street or Smethwick Galton Bridge. Trains will continue to run between Sandwell & Dudley and Wolverhampton, and between Rugeley Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street. To help you complete your journey, rail replacement buses will run between Birmingham New Street and Sandwell & Dudley, calling at Smethwick Rolfe Street and Smethwick Galton Bridge. Transport for Wales We do not yet know how Transport for Wales will be affected by these engineering works. Check before you travel: If you're travelling with Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, London Northwestern Railway, and West Midlands Railway, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . Replacement bus travel advice: For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 3 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 3 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 13 Oct 2026, 15:13

Operators: Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, London Northwestern Railway, Transport for Wales, West Midlands Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Clacton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze, closing some lines. The 22:56 Colchester to Walton-on-the-Naze train service will be diverted to Clacton-on-Sea. At Clacton-on-Sea a connecting rail replacement bus service will operate to Walton-on-the-Naze, calling at Kirby Cross, Frinton-on-Sea, and Walton-on-the-Naze. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner . Replacement bus travel advice: For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 4 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 6 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 13 Oct 2026, 07:52

Operators: Greater Anglia

Engineering work is taking place between Woking and Farnborough / Guildford / Ash on the Saturday and between Weybridge and Guildford / Basingstoke / Winchester / Andover on the Sunday, closing all lines. Saturday: Buses will replace trains between: Woking and Basingstoke Woking and Farnborough Woking and Aldershot Passengers travelling between London and Basingstoke and stations to Exeter, Southampton Parkway, Hedge End and Botley should take the mainline services to Guildford and change to direct buses between Guildford and Basingstoke. Passengers travelling between London and Woking should use the direct or stopping services to Woking. Passengers travelling to / from Brookwood and stations to Hook and Ash Vale should travel to Woking and change for buses to Farnborough and Aldershot for onward connections. Passengers for Fareham, Southampton and stations to Bournemouth and Weymouth should travel on the diverted Weymouth services. Passengers travelling between Alton and Aldershot for Ash Vale, Brookwood, Woking and intermediate stations to Surbiton should use the replacement bus services from Aldershot to Woking and onward train connections to London. Passengers between Alton and London Waterloo should travel via Guildford, and use the diverted train services to complete their journey. Sunday: Buses will replace trains between: Weybridge and Guildford Weybridge and Aldershot Weybridge and Woking Woking and Winchester Woking and Andover Passengers travelling from Exeter, Southampton Parkway, Winchester and Basingstoke for London should use buses to Guildford for onward train connections to London. Passengers travelling from Weymouth, Bournemouth, Southampton and Fareham for London should use the diverted Weymouth to London Waterloo services. Passengers travelling from Alton and Aldershot for Ash Vale, Brookwood, Woking and intermediate stations to Surbiton should use the replacement bus services from Aldershot to Weybridge for onward train connections to London. Passengers from Alton travelling to London Waterloo should travel to Guildford on the diverted services and change. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . Replacement bus travel advice: For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 7 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 8 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 1 Oct 2026, 13:22

Operators: South Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Sutton and Balham, closing some lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning. As a result, the 23:15 Dorking to London Victoria service will be diverted between Sutton and Balham, and will run non-stop via Selhurst. A rail replacement bus will run between Sutton and Balham, calling at Carshalton, Hackbridge, Mitcham Junction and Mitcham Eastfields. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . Replacement bus travel advice: For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 14 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 17 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 28 Sept 2026, 10:32

Operators: Southern

Engineering work is taking place overnight between Carnforth and Barrow-in-Furness, closing some lines. Monday to Thursday: The 20:44 Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster service will not run. A bus will be provided from Barrow-in-Furness to Carnforth, calling at Ulverston and Lancaster. For travel to / from intermediate stations, you should travel on the next available service, which departs Barrow-in-Furness at 21:45. The 21:59 Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness service will terminate at Lancaster. A bus will be provided from Lancaster to Carnforth (via Barrow-in-Furness), calling at all stations except Silverdale, and Arnside. A minibus will be provided between Lancaster and Carnforth to serve these stations. The 22:09 Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness train service will not run. A bus will be provided between Lancaster and Carnforth calling at Ulverston, Dalton, Roose and Barrow-in-Furness. A mini-bus service will be provided from Lancaster to Carnforth calling at Silverdale, Arnside and Grange-over-Sands. Tuesday to Friday: The 04:58 Barrow-in-Furness to Manchester Airport service will start from Lancaster. A bus will be provided from Barrow-in-Furness to Carnforth (departing 04:30) calling at Dalton, Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands, connecting at Carnforth with onward services to Manchester. A minibus service will be provided from Grange-over-Sands to Lancaster (departing Grange-over-Sands 04:25) , calling at Arnside and Carnforth. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner Replacement bus travel advice: For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 14 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 18 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 23 Sept 2026, 07:03

Operators: Northern

Engineering work is taking place between Staines and Hounslow / Twickenham, closing all lines. On Saturday and Sunday , buses will replace trains between Staines and Hounslow / Twickenham. On Sunday, buses will also replace trains between Hounslow and Twickenham. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . Replacement bus travel advice: For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 24 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 25 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 16 Sept 2026, 11:27

Operators: South Western Railway