Network Rail updates
Water Orton
Saturday 10 - Sunday 11, Saturday 17 - 26 and Saturday 31 August - Sunday 01 September 2024
As part of ongoing work to build HS2 – Britain’s new high speed railway – work is taking place to realign the railway in the Duddeston area of Birmingham. The new track layout will make way for the construction of a new viaduct which will carry HS2 services over the existing railway and into a new station at Curzon Street in Birmingham city centre in future.
Network Rail will be carrying out major track improvements this summer which will affect services on the routes between:
- Birmingham New Street to Leicester, Peterborough, Cambridge and Stansted Airport
- Cardiff Central and Nottingham
- Scotland and the North East to the South West
The work will be taking place on the following dates:
- Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 August
- Saturday 17 – Monday 26 August
- Saturday 31 August – Sunday 1 September
Timetable Summary
Birmingham New Street – Leicester and stations to Peterborough, Cambridge and Stansted Airport
Rail replacement road transport will operate between:
- Coleshill Parkway, Water Orton and Birmingham New Street
Cardiff Central – Nottingham
Trains will operate between Coleshill Parkway - Nottingham & Birmingham New Street – Cardiff Central. Rail replacement road transport will operate between:
- Coleshill Parkway and Birmingham New Street
Scotland, the North East - The South West
Road Transport:
Replacement road transport will depart from the front of the following stations:
- Birmingham New Street – Smallbrook Queensway outside TK Maxx
- Coleshill Parkway
- Water Orton
Please note: Coleshill Parkway station car park will be closed from Thursday 15 – Tuesday 27 August. All vehicles will need to be removed by the evening of Wednesday 14 August. The car park will reopen on Wednesday 28 August.
Between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway stations Network Rail engineers will also be replacing 450 metres of track and two 'crossovers' which are sections of track that enable trains to move from one track to another. A third crossover is being relocated to help improve the flow of trains through the area. These vital upgrades will help to make journeys smoother and more reliable for passengers and freight services.
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