29th December 2019

Due to Network Rail engineering works in the Haddenham & Thame Parkway area, the line between Princes Risborough and Bicester is closed all day. A heavily-amended timetable will operate on all Chiltern Railways routes, and most journeys will be affected. Passengers may need to travel via alternative routes and/or rail replacement bus services. Some journey times will be considerably longer than usual.

Passengers travelling between London - Banbury and north thereof are advised to travel via Aylesbury Vale Parkway and Bicester North, in both directions.

Chiltern Railways train services will operate as follows (in both directions):

• 3 per hour Marylebone - stations to High Wycombe (1 per hour)/Princes Risborough (1 per hour)/Aylesbury (1 per hour).
• 2 per hour Bicester North - Banbury - stations to Birmingham Moor Street/Snow Hill.
• 2 per hour Oxford - stations to Bicester Village.
• Periodic service Leamington Spa - stations to Stratford Upon Avon.
• Periodic service Leamington Spa - stations to Birmingham Moor Street.
• 2 per hour Marylebone - Aylesbury Vale Parkway (via Amersham).
• 2 per hour Marylebone - Aylesbury (via Amersham).

Rail Replacement bus services will operate as follows (in both directions):

• 2 per hour Aylesbury Vale Parkway - Bicester Village.
• 2 per hour Aylesbury Vale Parkway - Bicester North.
• 2 per hour Princes Risborough - Haddenham & Thame Parkway - Bicester Village - Bicester North.

For full details, please refer to the PDF timetable/s and summary route map published below: