10th March 2024

Sunday 10th March 2024:

An amended timetable will be in operation, in respect of the following:

• Planned MAJOR engineering works at multiple locations.

The railway is closed between Wembley Stadium and Northolt Park all day, and also between Smethwick Galton Bridge and Rowley Regis until 16.30. All High Wycombe-line services to/from Marylebone will be affected, including Bicester Village, Oxford and Birmingham services, and no Chiltern Railways services will operate to/from Stourbridge Junction.

A heavily-amended timetable will be in operation throughout the day, structured as follows:

• 1 train per hour Bicester North - stations to Birmingham Moor Street (and vice-versa).
• 2 trains per hour West Ruislip - stations to Oxford (and vice-versa).
• 1 train per hour Princes Risborough - stations to Aylesbury (and vice-versa).
• 2 trains per hour Marylebone - stations to Aylesbury Vale Parkway (via Amersham; and vice-versa).
• Normal service Leamington Spa - stations to Stratford Upon Avon.

Rail replacement buses will operate as follows:

• Aylesbury Vale Parkway - Bicester Village.
• Aylesbury Vale Parkway - Bicester North.
• Bicester Village - Bicester North.
• Some early morning/late night buses to/from Marylebone.

Passengers travelling between Marylebone - Bicester North and stations to Birmingham should travel via Aylesbury Vale Parkway.

Passengers travelling between Marylebone - Bicester Village and stations to Oxford should travel via Aylesbury Vale Parkway.

Passengers travelling between Marylebone - West Ruislip and stations to Haddenham & Thame Parkway should travel via West Ruislip, using London Underground Central Line services to/from central London.

No Chiltern Railways services will call at Wembley Stadium, Northolt Park, South Ruislip, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Rowley Regis, Cradley Heath and Stourbridge Junction.

Finalised timetables are uploaded into online journey planners 9 weeks before the date of operation. Please check your journey in the planner at the following link: https://buy.chilternrailways.co.uk/. Any journey checked outside of this timescale may be subject to change; please double-check how these amendments are due to affect your travel plans. For some engineering works and special events at Wembley Stadium, timetables may be released closer to the date of operation.