Warning of train delays and cancellations amid points failure between Wolverhampton and Birmingham

A points failure between Sandwell & Dudley and Birmingham New Street stations means the line towards Birmingham New Street is blocked.

National Rail has warned that trains running between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street may be revised, delayed by up to 30 minutes or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 9pm.

Routes affected are:

• Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh/Glasgow Central/Preston/Liverpool Lime Street and London Euston
• CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street/Reading, and also between Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth
• London Northwestern Railway between Liverpool Lime Street/Crewe and Birmingham New Street
• Transport for Wales between Aberystwyth/Shrewsbury/Chester and Birmingham International
• West Midlands Railway between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street, and also between Wolverhampton and Walsall

Avanti said: “If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast services immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after.”