The control room has since reopened.

A fire alarm sounding in a Birmingham control room has caused disruption to rail services across the city.

West Midlands Railway confirmed the incident at around 5pm this evening (September 21).

The control room has since reopened, however, disruption is still expected across the network.

A spokesperson for the transport provider said: “Due to a fire alarm sounding in our Birmingham control room services are currently facing disruption across the West Midlands Railway network.”

Ticket acceptance is currently in place with:

National Express Coventry via any reasonable route
National Express West Midlands via any reasonable route
West Midlands Metro between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street

A spokesperson for National Rail said: “All lines have now reopened following a fire alarm sounding earlier today in the signalling centre at Birmingham. Trains running in the Birmingham area may continue to be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised.

“Major disruption is expected until 21:00.”

More information can be found on the National Rail website.