Rail passengers hit with travel delays after incident at Birmingham New Street
Rail services across the Black Country have been hit by delays after an incident at a station.
Passengers on trains heading towards Birmingham New Street on all lines were facing delays and cancellations after an incident was reported at the station at around 7.09pm on Tuesday.
It meant that services on the Cross City Line towards Lichfield, Walsall Line and West Coast Main Line towards Wolverhampton were either cancelled or delayed by up to 45 minutes while emergency services dealt with the incident.
West Midlands Trains said that the delays on the services were expected to remain until the end of the day.
A spokesman for West Midlands Trains said: "The emergency services are dealing with an incident at Birmingham New Street.
"As a result, some lines are blocked.
"Trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to 45 minutes.
"This is expected until the end of the day."
West Midlands Ambulance Service and British Transport Police have been contacted for a statement.
