Engineering work to affect CrossCountry journeys in August

Between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway stations engineers will replace 450m of track and two “crossovers” – sections of track that enable trains to move from one track to another.

Network Rail said these upgrades would help to make journeys “smoother and more reliable”.

Regional services linking the East Midlands with Birmingham will start and finish at Coleshill Parkway.

Replacement buses will link up Coleshill Parkway, Water Orton and Birmingham New Street stations.

Work will also take place over the weekends of 10 to 11 August and 31 August to 1 September, affecting CrossCountry services.

Drivers are being advised that during the major work, Coleshill Parkway station car park will be closed between 17 and 27 August.