{"id":27939,"date":"2026-05-04T00:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/27939\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T00:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:15:09","slug":"all-lines-closed-as-emergency-services-at-serious-incident-at-northfield-railway-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/27939\/","title":{"rendered":"‘All lines closed’ as emergency services at serious incident at Northfield railway station"},"content":{"rendered":"

There were reports of upset people gathered outside the station and a police presence\"A<\/p>\n

A police car can be seen on the right of the image close to Northfield train station<\/p>\n

Trains in the city have been suspended tonight as emergency services respond to a serious incident at Northfield<\/a> Railway Station.<\/p>\n

Police were pictured at the station tonight as ‘all lines’ were suspended between Birmingham New Street<\/a> and Kings Norton \/ Bromsgrove<\/a>\/ Hereford and between Litchfield Trent Valley and Redditch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CrossCountry trains between Edinburgh and Bristol Temple Meads, between Leeds and Plymouth, and also between Leicester and Cardiff Central are also affected.<\/p>\n

Read more Birmingham bar closed after man falls ‘several floors’ and is seriously injured<\/a><\/p>\n

It is not clear what has happened but there were reports of people visibly upset outside of the station.<\/p>\n

Disruption is expected to last all night. Rail replacement buses are being called in.<\/p>\n

A National Rail spokesman wrote on its website: “The emergency services are dealing with an incident in the Kings Norton area.<\/p>\n

“So they can safely carry out their work, all lines are closed.<\/p>\n

“Trains between Birmingham<\/a> New Street and Droitwich Spa \/ Worcestershire<\/a> Parkway may be cancelled, delayed by up to 40 minutes or revised.<\/p>\n

“Disruption is expected until the end of the day.”<\/p>\n

Road transport has been requested and will run all stations between Longbridge and Redditch and Longbridge and Bromsgrove. We estimate the road transport shuttle to commence within the hour.<\/p>\n

You may use your ticket at no extra cost to help complete your journey on:<\/p>\n

North of Birmingham:<\/p>\n

London Northwestern Railway:<\/p>\n

Between Birmingham and Stafford. From there, you can connect to trains heading to Lichfield Trent Valley<\/p>\n

West Midlands Railway:<\/p>\n

Between Wallsall and Birmingham<\/p>\n

National Express West Midlands:<\/p>\n

South of Birmingham:<\/p>\n

West Midlands Railway:<\/p>\n

Between Birmingham Moor Street and Shirley. From Shirley, you can get local buses to Kings Norton, Longbridge, and Northfield.Passengers travelling to\/from Duddeston and Aston can use the Walsall to Birmingham line, if this is not affected.<\/p>\n

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