Birmingham April rail strikes: All the West Midlands train strikes in April & dates when no services will run

Rail strikes are taking place across the UK this April

ASLEF, the trade union representing train drivers, has announced strike action tomorrow - Friday, April 5, and an overtime ban between Thursday 4 to Saturday April 6 and between Monday 8 to Tuesday April 9.

There will be no West Midlands Railway services running on Friday April 5, with a number of services in the region also affected by the strikes on Saturday, through to Tuesday (April 9).

Services will be subject to disruption and cancellations during this period.

How are West Midlands Railway services affected?

Saturday, April 6

Birmingham - Hereford (via Worcester) The following West Midlands Railway services will not operate:

• 06:06 Hereford to Worcester Shrub Hill
• 08:40 Hereford to Birmingham New Street
• 19:40 Hereford to Birmingham New Street
• 22:50 Hereford to Worcester Shrub Hill (please note: this is the last service of the day)
• 05:34 Worcester Shrub Hill to Great Malvern
• 06:50 Birmingham New Street to Hereford
• 17:50 Birmingham New Street to Hereford
• 21:20 Birmingham New Street to Hereford

Monday, April 8 & Tuesday, April 9

• Leamington Spa - Nuneaton
• No services (full rail replacement)

Birmingham - Hereford (via Worcester) The following services will not operate:

• 07:11 Hereford to Birmingham New Street
• 10:40 Hereford to Birmingham New Street
• 18:48 Hereford to Birmingham New Street
• 22:59 Hereford to Worcester Shrub Hill (please note: this is the last service of the day)
• 05:56 Worcester Shrub Hill to Hereford
• 08:50 Birmingham New Street to Hereford
• 12:50 Birmingham New Street to Hereford
• 16:50 Birmingham New Street to Hereford
• 21:00 Birmingham New Street to Hereford

Birmingham - Shrewsbury The following services will not operate:

• 07:10 Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
• 18:40 Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
• 21:40 Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
• 22:40 Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
• 05:56 Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
• 17:26 Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
• 20:04 Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury

Which other services are affected in April 2024?

• Friday 5th April: Avanti West Coast, East Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway and CrossCountry.
• Saturday 6th April: Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, LNER, Northern, Heathrow Express and TransPennine Express.
• Monday 8th April: c2c, Greater Anglia (including Stansted Express), Great Northern, Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern, Gatwick Express and South Western Railway (including Island Line).