Train lines reopen after major delays

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Passengers travelling between Wolverhampton and Stafford faced severe delays and cancellations on Monday

BBC A silver and red Crosscountry train pulled up at a platform at Wolverhampton rail station — Passengers travelling between Wolverhampton and Stafford faced severe delays and cancellations on Monday

Rail passengers faced major delays earlier after lines between Wolverhampton and Stafford were closed.

Train services running between the two sites were cancelled on Monday morning due to a police incident at Penkridge station. Some disruption was expected throughout the day, but lines fully reopened by Monday evening.

British Transport Police officers were called to the scene at 11:00 BST and National Rail warned that major delays were expected to continue until 16:00 BST.

"All lines have reopened following the emergency services dealing with an earlier incident between Wolverhampton and Stafford," said National Rail on X at about 19:00 BST.

Crosscountry, Avanti West Coast, and London Northwestern Railway services were affected by the disruption, with rail replacement buses set up between Wolverhampton and Stafford.

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