Passengers travelling on a mainline from Hereford this evening could see disruptions to journey.

West Midlands Railway, which operates services from Hereford through Ledbury and Colwall to Worcester and Birmingham, made the announcement today that services between Hereford and Birmingham will be disrupted due to a shortage of train crew.

They said that a rail replacement bus had been ordered, but advised passengers to check the status of their journeys before they travel.

Today's disruption is not the only ones that will be affecting Hereford's station, with the upcoming Abergavenny Food Festival on  21 and 22 September, extra rail replacement buses will be laid out to ensure smooth travel for visitors despite a rail line closure.

The rail line through Abergavenny which links Shrewsbury and Newport, is closed for the course of the weekend for Network Rail to deliver vital track safety work.

ALSO READ:

 

There will also be a shuttle bus running between Abergavenny station and the town’s bus station, close to the festival itself, on both days.

Last buses will run from the front of Abergavenny station to both Hereford at 23:10 and to Newport at 00:54 on the Saturday night into Sunday morning. And on the Sunday night into Monday morning, the last bus to Hereford is at 00:34 and the last bus to Newport is at 00:50.

Standby buses will also be available at key locations too throughout the day.