Birmingham New Street railway station evacuated due to ‘onboard train fault'
Passengers have been warned of delays as services return to normal.
Birmingham New Street railway station was evacuated due to an ‘onboard train fault’.
Birmingham New Street posted on X just after 7.30am on Friday that “due to an onboard train fault, services to and from Birmingham New Street are temporarily suspended”.
It said: “The station has been evacuated as a precaution whilst the fire services isolate the fault.
“We hope to get services moving again shortly
“Thank you for your patience.”
It posted at 7.48am that the station had reopened, however warned: “There will be delays as services return to normal.”
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