Storm Claudia travel chaos: Multiple train services across West Midlands and Birmingham cancelled or changed

An amber weather warning is in place today with Storm Claudia causing travel chaos across the West Midlands.

The storm has resulted in persistent and heavy rain across the region throughout Friday, November 14.

A number of services have been cancelled or changed. See full details below:

Trains cancelled and other service changes

• Four Oaks - Redditch services will not run. Road transport will run in place of trains between Longbridge & Redditch.
• Hereford - Great Malvern - Birmingham New St will run between Worcester and Birmingham only.
• Birmingham Moor St - London Marylebone services will only be running once per hour in each direction. There will be no Chiltern Railways service north of Birmingham Moor Street, or on the line to Stratford-upon-Avon.
• Birmingham New St - Manchester Piccadilly will be running on a reduced service between 1pm until the end of the day. An amended timetable is in place due to speed restrictions.
• Avanti West Coast (@AvantiWestCoast): A reduced timetable is in operation due to Network Rail-imposed speed restrictions. Fewer trains will run, and journey times will be extended.

Advice from WMT

Check before you travel: You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner . Please take note of any Service Updates that may be showing with a warning triangle on your journey.

Storm Claudia: safety warning issued amid amber flood and heavy rain warnings