Rail line met with closure due to trespassers on line
Rail travellers were left facing delays after a major line was closed due to trespassers.
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The West Coast Mainline was closed in both directions between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton after the trespassers were discovered at around 1.16pm.
It meant services to Coseley, Tipton, Dudley Port, Sandwell and Dudley, Smethwick Galton Bridge and Smethwick Rolfe Street were either delayed or cancelled, with other services diverted via Tame Bridge Parkway.
A spokesman for West Midlands Railways said: "Due to trespassers on the railway between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton, all lines are blocked."
The line was cleared and reopened about 30 minutes later, with all services returning to normal.
