‘All lines closed’ after incident at train station shuts down network | UK | News
Some train services have been suspended tonight as emergency services respond to a serious incident at Midlands railway station.
Since then, the train schedule has been thrown into chaos; Journeys to Scotland, Wales and many cities in England are now being hastily rescheduled and experiencing delays, while emergency services are responding to an incident at Birmingham Northfield Railway Station.
Police were seen at the station tonight while ‘all lines’ between Birmingham New Street and Kings Norton/Bromsgrove/Hereford and Litchfield Trent Valley and Redditch were suspended.
CrossCountry trains between Edinburgh and Bristol Temple Meads, between Leeds and Plymouth and also between Leicester and Cardiff Central were also affected.
It’s unclear what happened, but there were reports of people outside the station being visibly upset.
A spokesman for National Rail wrote on its website: “Emergency services are attending to an incident in the Kings Norton area.
“All lines are closed so they can do their job safely.
“Trains between Birmingham New Street and Droitwich Spa/Worcestershire Parkway may be cancelled, delayed by up to 40 minutes or revised.
“Disruption is expected until the end of the day.”
Road transport has been requested and will operate all stations between Longbridge and Redditch and Longbridge and Bromsgrove. We estimate ground transportation service will begin within the hour.
You can use your ticket at no extra cost to help you complete your journey:
London Northwestern Railway:
National Express West Midlands:
Bus Route 8A/8C (NXWM): Duddeston (nearby) – Adderley Park – Small Heath – Five Ways (for Birmingham New Street / Cross City) – Hockley
Bus Route X3 (NXWM): Birmingham to Blake Street (by calling all nearby stations between Gravelly Hill and Blake Street)
Bus Route X5 (NXWM): Birmingham to Four Oaks (by calling all nearby stations between Gravelly Hill and Four Oaks)
Passengers traveling to and from Duddeston and Aston can use the Walsall to Birmingham line as long as it is not affected.
National Express West Midlands:
Bus Route 48 (NXWM): University – Bournville (soon) – Kings Norton – Northfield – Longbridge (soon)
