Rail services delayed from Birmingham Snow Hill due to trespassers

The incident was reported around 4pm today (Wednesday March 8 ) and the trespasser was taken away from the railway within 15 minutes
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Rail services between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stourbridge Junction are facing delays after a tresspasser was spotted on train tracks.

West Midlands Railway announced that it was forced to delay some services as a railway line between the two stations became blocked at around 4pm today ( Wednesday March 8 ).

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The trespasser was taken away from the railway within 15 minutes, but some delays have occured - which railway bosses say will be resolved shortly. Disruption is expected to last until around 17:00 today (March 8).

West Midlands Railways’ advice:

They expect some of our trains to be affected by this incident. To see how this might affect you, please use the Live Departures & Arrivals or plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time journey planner.

Other changes:

Changes to the number of carriages on our trains:

  • 15:26 Stratford-Upon-Avon to Kidderminster due 17:06
  • 17:15 Kidderminster to Stratford-Upon-Avon due 18:59
  • 19:03 Stratford-Upon-Avon to Worcester Foregate Street due 21:02
  • 21:20 Worcester Foregate Street to Stratford-Upon-Avon due 23:23
  • 23:30 Stratford-Upon-Avon to Birmingham Snow Hill due 00:12
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