Football fans face travel chaos due to train disruptions between Coventry and Birmingham this weekend

Train operators have warned weekend travellers about the planned rail engineering work that will take place this weekend, (25th and 26th October).

Due to the fact that rail engineering work is taking place between Coventry and Birmingham New Street, all train lines between the two locations will be closed.

Operators shared information online to share how this will impact weekend travellers.

Particularly, football fans who are travelling to the CBS Arena for the Coventry City match on Saturday. As well as those travelling for the Aston Villa or Wolves games on Sunday.

Fans have been warned ahead of time to plan their travel in advance to avoid these disruptions.

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According to West Midlands Railway, these are the full affected routes:

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Birmingham New Street / Wolverhampton / Blackpool North and also between London Euston and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh via Birmingham New Street
CrossCountry between Bournemouth / Southampton Central / Reading and Manchester Piccadilly also between Reading and York / Newcastle
London Northwestern Railway between London Euston / Northampton and Birmingham New Street
Transport for Wales between Birmingham International and Chester / Aberystwyth / Holyhead
West Midlands Railway between Birmingham International and Rugeley Trent Valley

It is recommended that travellers plan their journeys using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.