West Midlands railway station 'locked' due to 'no available staff' - updates here
By Emma Walker
Published 1st Dec 2025, 06:44 GMT
Find out why a West Midlands railway station was forced to shut due to staffing issues.
West Midlands Railway issued an announcement in the early hours stating Solihull Station was ‘locked.
The update read: “ Services unable to call at Solihull. Due to a lack of available station staff, the station is locked and no services are able to call until further notice.”
It was shortly updated, with the first train due to arrive at the station at 6:39am.
The update read: “Solihull station will be open from 06:15. The first WMR services to call will be: 06:39 to Dorridge “06:41 to Worcester Foregate St via Birmingham.”