Trains between Birmingham and Shakespeare's birthplace disrupted due to inspection
A safety inspection is being conducted on the tracks.
Trains between Birmingham and Shakespeare’s birthplace are facing disruption due to a safety inspection.
West Midlands Railway have confirmed a safety inspection is being conducted on the tracks between Shirley and Yardley Wood this evening (September 2).
The transport provider warned that “as a result the line towards Stratford-Upon-Avon is blocked” and that a rail replacement bus service is in operation between Shirley and Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Ticket acceptance is in place on National Express West Midlands between Birmingham Snow Hill, Shirley and Solihull.
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