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The Independent
02-07-2025
- The Independent
Major disruption hits Birmingham New Street station
Trains travelling in and out of Birmingham New Street station are experiencing major disruption with potential delays of 120 minutes or more expected until the end of the day (July 2). Damage to an overhead wire has severely impacted the major West Midlands transport hub. Affected train operators include CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway, Transport for Wales and West Midlands Railway. Routes to the surrounding area, including Coventry, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Rugeley are all facing severe delays, cancellations and diversions. In an online statement, National Rail wrote that 'major disruption' at Birmingham New Street is expected 'until the end of the day'. It said: 'There is damage to the overhead electric wires in the Birmingham New Street area. This means some lines in/out of Birmingham New Street are blocked. 'Most platforms are unavailable at Birmingham New Street due to an issue with the overhead electric wires. Network Rail are on site assessing the situation. Further updates will follow as soon as information is available. 'If you are travelling, your journey may not run its full route, and may be cancelled or be severely delayed by up to 120 minutes.' Some lines have now reopened, but passengers may find that journeys are not running their full routes, and may still be cancelled or be severely delayed by up to 120 minutes. Affected routes Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Wolverhampton / Edinburgh, and also between Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh. CrossCountry between Plymouth and Derby, between Bournemouth and Birmingham New Street / Manchester Piccadilly, between Cardiff Central and Birmingham New Street, and also between Birmingham New Street and York. London Northwestern Railway between London Euston / Northampton and Birmingham New Street, between Coventry and Birmingham New Street / Liverpool Lime Street, and also between Birmingham New Street and Crewe. Transport for Wales between Birmingham International and Chester, and also between Birmingham New Street and Aberystwyth / Shewsbury / Crewe / Holyhead. West Midlands Railway between Hereford / Great Malvern and Birmingham New Street, between Redditch / Longbridge and Four Oaks, between Redditch and Birmingham New Street, between Bromsgrove and Lichfield Trent Valley, between Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street / Rugeley Trent Valley, between Birmingham International and Wolverhampton, between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton / Shrewsbury, between Birmingham New Street / Wolverhampton and Walsall, and also between Wolverhampton and Hednesford / Rugeley Trent Valley.
NHK
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- NHK
Tokyo's Yamanote Line suspension likely caused by broken overhead wires
East Japan Railway Company says broken overhead wires were the likely cause for the trouble that led to a full suspension of the Yamanote Line loop railway service in central Tokyo on Friday morning. The railway company said that at about 10 p.m. on Thursday, it received a report from the conductor of a train on the line's outer loop that an electrical discharge was observed from the train's pantograph. The company confirmed through checks that some trains on the line had partially bent pantographs. The company suspended the outer loop service later on Thursday and investigated the matter. It said overhead wires for the outer loop service were found to have been broken near Shimbashi Station. The broken wires appear to have touched pantographs. The company said 20 of the 50 trains on the line had damaged pantographs. The railway operator suspended both the outer and inner loops of the Yamanote Line service since the first departures on Friday, before resuming service at about 8:30 a.m. The Keihin-Tohoku Line, which runs parallel to the Yamanote Line in some sections, was also partially suspended. A total of 176 trains were canceled during the suspensions, affecting about 249,000 people.
