Major rail works on Shropshire border hits wider Midlands and North Wales

Major drainage repairs are taking place between Wrexham General and Shrewsbury with rail services heavily impacted across the Midlands towards Birmingham and through North Wales.

Rail services will be affected between Chester and Wrexham General and between North Wales (Holyhead, Llandudno and Llandudno Junction) and Shrewsbury, Birmingham International and Cardiff Central.

Monday, August 17 to Sunday 30:

Major work will be taking place between Wrexham General and Shrewsbury. Drainage renewal work will be undertaken at Babbinswood, which is between Chirk and Gobowen.

During this time, the following general alterations will apply:

Holyhead, Llandudno, Llandudno Junction and Chester to Shrewsbury, Birmingham International and Cardiff Central: These services will be diverted via Crewe with revised journey times and timetables.

Crewe / Chester and Wrexham General: Services between Crewe and Wrexham General will typically operate to a reduced frequency (1 train per hour) and terminate at Chester, rail replacement bus connections are available at Wrexham General towards Shrewsbury (see below).

Chester and Shrewsbury via Wrexham General, Ruabon, Chirk and Gobowen: Buses replace trains between Wrexham General and Shrewsbury, with some services extending to and from Chester.

Customers for stations along this stretch of line between Crewe, Nantwich, Wrenbury, Whitchurch (Shropshire), Prees, Wem and Yorton are asked to check their revised journeys carefully, as many trains will run at different times to usual, with amended connections at Crewe and Shrewsbury.

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