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This area runs from London Euston in the south, through the West Midlands, the north west of England and Cumbria before joining with Scotland at Gretna. It is home to the West Coast Main Line, the busiest mixed use railway in Europe and the main long distance route between England Scotland. It supports the major British cities outside of London – including Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool, as well as several smaller cities such as Wolverhampton, Stoke, Coventry and Carlisle. Train operators on the route include Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains, London North Western, CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains, Southern (GTR), Merseyrail, Northern, TransPennine Express, London Overground, Transport for Wales Rail and Chiltern Railways.
Latest news for this route
Very limited Liverpool Lime Street trains during December strikes
- Only absolutely necessary rail travel is advised during strike action on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December
- Trains will be on a significantly reduced timetable, will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
- During those times only two trains trains per hour will depart Liverpool Lime Street station
- With no trains leaving after 5pm people should plan alternative ways to get home
- Liverpool Lime Street station will close its doors by 7pm
- Nationally 20% of services will run on just 50% of the network – most branch lines will have no trains at all
Very limited London Euston trains during December strikes
- Only absolutely necessary rail travel is advised during strike action on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December
- Trains will be on a significantly reduced timetable, will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
- During those times four trains trains per hour will depart London Euston station
- With no departing trains after 5pm people should plan alternative ways to get home
- Nationally 20% of services will run on just 50% of the network – most branch lines will have no trains at all
Very limited Manchester Piccadilly trains during December strikes
- Only absolutely necessary rail travel is advised during strike action on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December
- Trains will be on a significantly reduced timetable, will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
- During those times four trains trains per hour will depart Manchester Piccadilly station
- With no departing trains after 5pm people should plan alternative ways to get home
- Manchester Piccadilly station will close its doors by 7pm
- Nationally 20% of services will run on just 50% of the network – most branch lines will have no trains at all
Very limited Birmingham New Street trains during December strikes
- Only absolutely necessary rail travel is advised during strike action on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December
- Trains will be on a significantly reduced timetable, will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
- During those times up to nine trains per hour will serve Birmingham New Street station
- With no departing trains after 5pm people should plan alternative ways to get home
- Birmingham New Street station will close its doors by 7pm
- Nationally 20% of services will run on just 50% of the network – most branch lines will have no trains at all
Virtual reality headsets teach children about railway safety
Virtual reality is now being used by Network Rail to teach school children about the dangers of trespassing on the railway.
Key Carlisle rail routes reopen for passengers after freight derailment
Rail passengers are being thanked for their patience after a freight train derailment cut off two key rail routes in Carlisle for seven weeks.
Railway reopens after major Wolverhampton warehouse fire
Passengers are being thanked for their patience after a key rail route was forced to close due to a major warehouse fire in Wolverhampton.
London Euston station overhead line damage causing major delays
West Coast main line passengers are being warned of major delays after 25,000-volt overhead cables which power trains came down outside London Euston station.
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