West Midlands rail timetable changes and how they affect you

For the first time, people will be able to travel directly between Walsall and London Euston on weekdays on London Northwestern Railway.

There will be a direct service each way, one starting from Walsall at 05:46 and the other, the 18:26 Euston to Birmingham New Street, will arrive at Walsall at 21:16.

Under Sunday’s new timetable, the company will also have two extra later services between New Street and Liverpool Lime Street on Saturdays.

West Midlands Railway’s weekday 05:28 New Street to Lichfield Trent Valley Cross City service will call at more stations and some weekend morning services are being introduced.

CrossCountry Trains will have another PM peak service calling at Crewe on weekdays and the company has also highlighted extra journeys between Reading and Newcastle in the north-east.

Transport for Wales’ New Street to north Wales services every two hours, including from Birmingham International, will operate to and from Llandudno Junction, not Holyhead, under the changes.

While Avanti West Coast’s new services include the 20:47 New Street to Euston on weekdays.

Changes have been summarised on the National Rail website, external.