Rail passengers in Staffordshire warned of delays due to works

Rail services will not run between Hednesford and Rugeley Trent Valley due to the engineering works.

Rail passengers in Staffordshire have been warned to expect delays due to a weekend of works on the Chase Line.

West Midlands Railway said that services to Rugeley Trent Valley from Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street would terminate at Hednesford due to engineering works on Saturday and Sunday.

It also said that rail replacement bus services would be in place between Hednesford and Rugeley Trent Valley.

A spokesman for West Midlands Railway said: “Due to engineering works on October 17 and 18, Wolverhampton/Birmingham International/New Street and Rugeley Trent Valley services will run from Wolverhampton/Birmingham International/New Street/Hednesford only.

“Rail replacement buses will be in place between Hednesford and Rugeley Trent Valley.”

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