00:00Birmingham New Street Station will have no trains for five days over the Christmas holiday
00:06period, while Network Rail starts a major power line upgrade.
00:10No services will run to or from the station from the 24th to the 28th of December.
00:16The first phase of the £13 million scheme will replace overhead wiring, some dating
00:22from the 1960s.
00:24Network Rail says Christmas is a quieter period, but accepts journeys will be affected
00:29at an important time of year.
00:31Passengers may need rail replacement or local buses, and journeys could take longer.
00:37Christmas timetables are due to be published online from early October, while the station
00:42building remains open.
