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4th Jun, 2026

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NEWS 8th Apr, 2026

Travel benefits for Redditch as Birmingham's three new railway stations open
NEWS 3rd Feb, 2026

Bromsgrove and Redditch Rail Partnership welcomes West Midlands Railway public ownership
NEWS 31st Jan, 2026

West Midlands Railway will be in public ownership from tomorrow
NEWS 6th Feb, 2025

Chris Bloore MP advocates for improved rail services in meeting with Rail Minister
NEWS 11th Dec, 2024

TRAVEL UPDATE - Trains start running again between Birmingham New Street and Bromsgrove and Redditch
NEWS 7th Dec, 2024

TRAVEL UPDATE - Fallen tree at Longbridge means no trains between Birmingham to Redditch and Bromsgrove for the rest of the day
NEWS 1st Oct, 2024

SPECIAL REPORT - Class 323s bid a fond farewell to serving Redditch on the Cross-City Line for 30 years
NEWS 27th Sep, 2024

END OF THE LINE - West Midlands Railway reveals the last day for the class '323' trains on the Cross-City route
NEWS 22nd Jan, 2024

Rail passengers walked along the track near Longbridge after fallen tree blocked the line
NEWS 20th Jan, 2024

Redditch named as one of the top locations families are set to visit in 2024
NEWS 11th Jan, 2024

TRAVEL ALERT - Rail delays and cancellations between Redditch and Birmingham
NEWS 12th Jul, 2023

Ticket office closures are 'social discrimination' says Bromsgrove and Redditch Rail User Partnership
NEWS 7th Jul, 2023

Ticket office at Redditch railway station set to close
NEWS 28th Jun, 2023

TRAVEL ALERT - No trains between Bromsgrove and Redditch and Birmingham New Street
NEWS 1st Jun, 2023

Clamp down on train fare dodgers in Redditch showing no signs of stopping
NEWS 2nd Jun, 2023

RAIL STRIKES - Disruption on Cross City Line between Birmingham New Street and Redditch and Bromsgrove
NEWS 16th May, 2023

More train fines issued as British Transport Police enforce ticket block at Redditch station
NEWS 19th Mar, 2023

Free 'train it chooseday' tickets for Redditch commuters
NEWS 3rd Nov, 2022

How the rail strikes will impact Redditch services over the next week
NEWS 31st Oct, 2022

UPDATE - Birmingham New Street set to reopen after earlier discovery of suspicious package
NEWS 28th Sep, 2022

Rail strikes to severely impact services for Redditch
NEWS 17th Aug, 2022

How tomorrow’s Rail strikes will impact Redditch
NEWS 14th Aug, 2022

RAIL UPDATE- No services on Cross City Line to Redditch today
NEWS 22nd Jul, 2022

RAIL STRIKE- Major disruption to WMR services to and from Redditch on Wednesday and Saturday
NEWS 17th Jun, 2022

RAIL STRIKES- Redditch and Bromsgrove's temporary Cross-City line timetable revealed
NEWS 17th Jun, 2022

RAIL STRIKES- Redditch and Bromsgrove commuters set for disruption next week
NEWS 2nd Aug, 2020

Youngsters urged to get on track with trespass message and win
NEWS 28th Jun, 2020

Passengers praised by West Midlands Railway for wearing face coverings
NEWS 20th Mar, 2020

West Midlands Railway to slash services by half on Monday
NEWS 15th Jan, 2020

Redditch MP backs calls for West Midlands Trains to be stripped of its franchise
NEWS 23rd Dec, 2019

West Midlands Trains given ultimatum over 'unacceptable' service
NEWS 3rd Jun, 2019

Astwood Bank Scouts receive Cross City Heroes awards
NEWS 11th Mar, 2019

All aboard as West Midlands Railway sponsors Tour Series in Redditch
NEWS 3rd Jan, 2019

Redditch MP welcomes half price railcard launch for 16 to 17 year-olds
NEWS 24th Sep, 2018

Redditch rail passengers walk through 'knife arch' to help combat crime
NEWS 11th Sep, 2018

Cancellations expected for trains running from Alvechurch & Redditch