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Passengers to see benefits of fresh rail partnership deal

Tuesday 12 Jun 2018

Rolling out the Swift smartcard and boosting ticket availability are just some of more than 100 targets to benefit Wes…

Stations Fit for the Future Conference

Thursday 07 Jun 2018

West Midlands Rail are proud to have supported the ATCO National Rail Conference 2018, Stations fit for the Future. Ma…

Kenilworth gets its first train service in more than half a century as new station opens

Monday 30 Apr 2018

Kenilworth today (Monday April 30) saw its first train service since the mid-1960s when its new station opened to pass…

New era of better trains and services as control of region's rail network moves into local hands

Monday 04 Dec 2017

Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street, left, West Midlands Trains managing director Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde, and Cllr Roger Lawrence, chair of W…

A £680 million investment in new trains welcomed

Wednesday 18 Oct 2017

A £680 million order for new trains has been welcomed by West Midlands Rail (WMR), the consortium of 16 local councils set up to jointly manage the region's rail…

Near £1 billion investment to bring new trains, extra seats and more frequent services

Thursday 10 Aug 2017

Rail passengers are to get more frequent services with new trains and extra seats as a result of a near £1 billion inv…