Major Disruption continues as flooding closes number of railway lines

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West Midlands Railway Class 196 at Shrewsbury Station
West Midlands Railway Class 196 at Shrewsbury Station // Credit: WMR

UPDATE 09:50: The line between Hereford and has now reopened – trains may still be cancelled or delayed by up to 60 minutes whilst the service recovers


is urging passengers not to travel as overnight heavy rain has closed a number of railway lines.

Services between and Shrewsbury cannot run, with trains between Birmingham International and Aberystwyth starting/terminating at Shrewsbury.

Trains between Birmingham International and Holyhead will start/terminate at Chester.

The line between Hereford and Shrewsbury is currently closed and no trains can run, a limited bus service is running though.

Trains cannot run between Crewe and Chester until further notice.

Ticket acceptance is in place with Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Great Western Railway and London Northwestern Railway / Railway.

is expected until 1 pm today (17th October)

Please check National Rail for the latest travel advice.

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