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• 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

Passengers are being thanked for their patience after a key rail route was forced to close due to a major warehouse fire in Wolverhampton.

Passengers are being warned of continuing delays to journeys while firefighters deal with a major warehouse fire next to railway lines in Wolverhampton.

Passengers and residents are being invited to find out more about major accessibility improvements at Warwick station.

New figures show that for another year a railway bridge in Staffordshire is in the national top ten most bashed by HGV drivers.

• Rail passengers are being warned strike action will impact the first weekend of Birmingham's Christmas markets
• West Midlands Trains services will be significantly reduced on Friday 4 November due to action by the TSSA
• An RMT walkout on Saturday 5 November means only nine departures per hour from Birmingham New Street
• On Saturday many routes have no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• Passengers should only travel if absolutely necessary and regularly check National Rail Enquiries

Major work on the West Coast main line to keep trains running at full speed between Coventry and Birmingham International is now complete.

• Passengers should only travel if absolutely necessary during RMT strike action this Saturday 8 October
• A special timetable will be in place with only nine departures per hour from Birmingham New Street
• Many routes have no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• Passengers are reminded to plan ahead using National Rail Enquiries and to expect disruption