Weekend rail service changes over engineering work

Rail passengers are warned various lines between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street station will be closed over the weekend.

All Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway (LNR) and West Midlands Railway (WMR) services to, from and via Wolverhampton will be affected by engineering works.

Rail replacement buses would be in operation all weekend, WMR said.

CrossCountry trains will not call at Wolverhampton and no Transport for Wales (TfW) services will run between the city and New Street/Birmingham International on Saturday and Sunday.

LNR and WMR services between Liverpool Lime Street and New Street are to be diverted between Wolverhampton and New Street and will not call at Smethwick Galton Bridge.

Trains between Wolverhampton and Walsall will run between New Street and Walsall only and stopping services between Wolverhampton and New Street will not operate.

On Saturday LNR/WMR services between Shrewsbury and New Street will be diverted between Wolverhampton and New Street, while on Sunday trains between Shrewsbury and New Street will terminate at Wolverhampton.

Routes affected over the weekend include CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and New Street/Bristol Temple Meads/Reading/Southampton Central/Bournemouth/Paignton/Plymouth.

Avanti West Coast trains between New Street and Wolverhampton will be diverted, running via Soho/Bescot Stadium.

Its trains to, from and via New Street will be on a reduced timetable and people should use alternative services for Sandwell and Dudley.

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