Planned Train Disruptions and Engineering Works
To improve and maintain the railway, Network Rail regularly carry out planned engineering and improvement work on our lines. Below are some of the essential engineering and improvement works that may affect you. So please, plan your journey in advance or keep up to speed with our online live departure and arrival boards.
Due to a road closure, rail replacement services at Bricket Wood will no longer stop outside the station. Directions to the new bus stop can be found below.
Essential works are taking place near Birmingham New Street and Penkridge over 2 weekends at the start of November. As a result:
- Buses replace trains on journeys between Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton and Wolverhampton - Stafford on Sunday 1 November 2020 and Sunday 8 November 2020. Services between Liverpool - Birmingham will run between Liverpool - Crewe only during this time.
Works between Rugby, Northampton and Milton Keynes Central
- Buses replace trains between Rugby - Northampton and Northampton - Milton Keynes Central on Sunday 8 November 2020
- Long-distance services between London - Birmingham / Crewe will still be running, but will be diverted via an alternative route and will not call at Long Buckby or Northampton
Planned improvement works
Check the calendar for a summary of the work we’ve got planned over the next few weeks
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Alterations
| Mon, 28/09/2020 to Fri, 02/10/2020 |
Amended 22:55 Birmingham New Street to Northampton from Tuesday 29 September to Thursday 1 October Locations affected: Between Birmingham New Street and Northampton |
| Tue, 29/09/2020 to Sat, 03/10/2020 |
Amended 05:15 Rugby to London Euston service from Tuesday 29 September to Friday 2 October Locations affected: Between Rugby and London Euston |
| Sun, 04/10/2020 to Mon, 05/10/2020 |
Buses replace trains between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley / Tame Bridge Parkway on Sunday 4 October Locations affected: Between Wolverhampton and Walsall, and also between Redditch / Birmingham New Street / Longbridge and Lichfield Trent Valley |
| Mon, 05/10/2020 to Fri, 09/10/2020 |
Amended late night trains via Northampton from Monday 5 to Thursday 8 October Locations affected: Avanti West Coast between Wolverhampton / Manchester Piccadilly and London Euston London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street / Northampton and London Euston |
| Mon, 05/10/2020 to Fri, 09/10/2020 |
Amended late night Avanti West Coast trains between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton from Monday 5 to Thursday 8 October Locations affected: Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Wolverhampton and also between Bangor and Birmingham New Street London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury / Wolverhampton / Crewe West Midlands Railway between Walsall / Rugeley Trent Valley / Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton |
| Tue, 06/10/2020 to Sun, 11/10/2020 |
Amended London Northwestern Railway service at Bushey from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 October Locations affected: Between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central / Northampton |
| Sun, 11/10/2020 to Mon, 12/10/2020 |
Buses replace London Northwestern Railway trains between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street on Sunday 11 October Locations affected: Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Preston and Birmingham New Street; and also between Wolverhampton and London Euston London Northwestern Railway between Liverpool Lime Street / Crewe / Shrewsbury / Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street / London Euston Transport for Wales between Aberystwyth / Chester and Birmingham International West Midlands Railway between Wolverhampton and Walsall |
| Sun, 11/10/2020 to Mon, 12/10/2020 |
Buses replace trains between Stourbridge Junction and Birmingham Snow Hill until 12:30 on Sunday 11 October Locations affected: Between Stourbridge Junction / Kidderminster and Dorridge, and also between Great Malvern and Whitlocks End / Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Mon, 12/10/2020 to Fri, 16/10/2020 |
Amended 23:19 Birmingham New Street to Hednesford from Monday 12 to Thursday 15 October Locations affected: Between Birmingham New Street and Hednesford |
| Sun, 18/10/2020 to Mon, 19/10/2020 |
Buses replace trains between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley / Tame Bridge Parkway on Sunday 18 October Locations affected: Between Wolverhampton and Walsall, and also between Redditch / Birmingham New Street / Longbridge and Lichfield Trent Valley |
| Mon, 19/10/2020 to Sun, 25/10/2020 |
Amended late night London Northwestern Railway service at Bushey from Monday 19 to Friday 23 October Locations affected: Between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central / Northampton |
| Sun, 25/10/2020 |
Buses replace early morning trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central / Northampton on Sunday 25 October Locations affected: Between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central / Northampton |
| Mon, 26/10/2020 to Thu, 29/10/2020 |
Amended 23:19 Birmingham New Street to Hednesford from Monday 26 to Thursday 29 October Locations affected: Between Birmingham New Street and Hednesford |