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Passengers In The West Midlands Have Been Urged Not To Travel On The Railway This Morning Following Significant Disruption Caused By Storm Goretti. Train Services Today (Friday 9 January) Are Extremely Limited As A Result Of The Weather Conditions And Many Routes Are Closed. The Met Office Has Issued A Weather Warning Across The West Midlands Which Remains In Place Until Midday. Network Rail Teams Are Concentrating On Safely Reopening Routes For Passengers In A Priority Order. The Aim Is To Reopen The Following Routes By Midday At The Earliest: Every Effort Is Being Made To Reopen Other Routes However This Is Subject To Further Inspections. A Spokesperson For Network Rail Said: The Weather Brought By Storm Goretti Has Caused Significant Disruption Across The West Midlands Rail Network. We Are Urging Passengers Not To Travel On The Train If At All Possible. We Will Provide Updates Throughout The Day And Hope To Have More Services Running By Midday. Snow And Ice Can Make It Difficult For Trains To Run Safely. In Very Cold Weather, Snow And Ice Can Build Up On The Tracks Blocking Points, The Equipment That Allows Trains To Move Between Tracks. Ice Can Coat The Overhead Power Cables, Preventing Trains From Drawing The Power They Need To Run And Leaving Them Stranded. Icicles On Tunnels, Bridges And Other Structures Can Also Damage Trains And Overhead Power Cables. For Up-To-Date Travel Information And Detail On Alternative Travel Please Check Www.Nationalrail.Co.Uk . Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Visit National Rail Enquiries Journalists Network Rail Press Office - North West & Central Region 0330 854 0100 Nwcmediarelations@Networkrail.Co.Uk We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of Track , 30,000 Bridges, Tunnels And Viaducts And The Thousands Of Signals , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest Stations While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS Train Operating Companies . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver A Safe And Reliable Railway , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The Multi-Billion Pound Railway Upgrade Plan , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: @Networkrail Visit Our Online Newsroom: Www.Networkrailmediacentre.Co.Uk
