19th January 2025

Sunday 19th January 2025:

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

• Planned engineering works at multiple locations.
• (Track works at Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa and Small Heath, Birmingham).

The railway is closed between Bicester North/Banbury and Birmingham Moor Street and also between Leamington Spa and Stratford Upon Avon all day. Additionally, the railway is closed between Oxford Parkway and Oxford until 15.15. During these periods, rail replacement buses will operate as follows, connecting with trains at Bicester Village and Oxford Parkway:

• Oxford Parkway - Oxford (until approximately 15.00).
• Bicester Village - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Warwick - Warwick Parkway - Dorridge - Solihull - Birmingham Moor Street (until approximately 13.30).
• Bicester Village - Banbury - Stratford Upon Avon (until approximately 13.30).
• Bicester Village - Kings Sutton - Banbury (until approximately 13.30).
• Banbury - Leamington Spa - Warwick - Warwick Parkway - Dorridge - Solihull - Birmingham Moor Street (from approximately 13.30).
• Banbury - Stratford Upon Avon (from approximately 13.30).
• Leamington Spa - Warwick - Stratford Upon Avon Parkway - Stratford Upon Avon (all day).

All Journeys to/from Leamington Spa, Warwick, Warwick Parkway, Dorridge, Solihull, Birmingham Moor Street and Stratford Upon Avon will take considerably longer than usual.

CrossCountry Trains services may be used between Leamington Spa and Birmingham New Street (via Coventry).

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.