London Midland have released timetable changes for the Abbey Line and also the Cross City line as a result of leaf fall on the lines.

The timetable will be in affect from 23rd October until 9th December 2017.

Rob Hornsey, head of Cross City Services said, “Autumn is when the risk of delays increases significantly, so it’s right that we make changes. We listen carefully to passengers and have reviewed feedback from last year. I firmly believe the changes we are making offer a safe and sensible solution and will help to minimise delays and keep our passengers moving”.

The leaves cause trains to slip and slide on the slippy residue left be the trains crushing the leaves on the line. This means that the drivers have to take alterations to their driving and it can take longer to slow down/speed down.

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Abbey Line Alterations

Services on the Abbey Line will be retimed by a couple of minutes at each station with extended journey times to allow trains to take longer slowing and speeding up.

Cross City Line Alterations

Below is the alterations for the Cross City North and South lines. The Autumn Timetable will operate Monday – Saturday between the 30th October and 9th December until approx 8pm each day.

Cross City North

• Trains departing at 15 & 45 minutes past the hour from Lichfield City will depart 2 minutes later and will run non-stop between Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham New Street
• The 07:40 service from Lichfield Trent Valley to Redditch will start from Lichfield City and will only miss out Duddeston
• The 08:10 service from Lichfield Trent Valley to Longbridge will only miss out Duddeston
• Trains departing at 45 minutes past the hour from Longbridge – Lichfield City and 55 minutes past the hour Redditch – Lichfield City will run non-stop from Birmingham New Street to Sutton Coldfield. These services will depart Birmingham New Street as normally timetabled, but Sutton Coldfield a little earlier
• Lichfield Trent Valley will be served half hourly, with some services towards Birmingham New Street starting from Lichfield City, and some services to Lichfield terminating at Lichfield City.
• Duddeston will be served at 6 and 36 minutes past the hour southbound.

Cross City South

• 46 minutes past the hour services from Four Oaks – Longbridge and 50 minutes past the hour services from Lichfield Trent Valley – Longbridge will run non-stop from Selly Oak to Longbridge. The 16:50 sevice will call at Bournville, Kings Norton and Northfield
• The 2 minutes past the hour service from Longbridge – Lichfield Trent Valley and 22 minutes past the hour service from Longbridge – Four Oaks services will start from Selly Oak at the right time
• The 07:22 and 08:02 departures from Longbridge will not be altered

Please do check before travelling!

• Visit the London Midland Website
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