Easter 2025 - Weekend Travel Changes

Friday 18th April 2025:

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

  • Public holiday: Good Friday.
  • Planned engineering works.
  • (HS2 viaduct works near Wendover).
  • Euston - Birmingham New Street partial route closure.

An amended Saturday-style timetable will be in operation all day.

Additionally, the railway is closed between Great Missenden and Aylesbury all day. Rail replacement buses will operate as follows, connecting with London Underground Metropolitan Line services to/from Baker Street at Amersham:

  • Amersham - Great Missenden - Wendover - Stoke Mandeville - Aylesbury - Aylesbury Vale Parkway.

In respect of the Euston - Birmingham New Street partial route closure, an enhanced Chiltern Railways service will operate between Marylebone - Birmingham Moor Street, with lengthened and some additional trains.

Due to over-length trains, Kings Sutton, Hatton and Lapworth will be served by rail replacement buses as follows:

  • Bicester North - Kings Sutton - Banbury.
  • Warwick Parkway - Hatton - Lapworth - Dorridge.
  • These buses should be used for local journeys to/from Kings Sutton, Hatton and Lapworth ONLY.

Rail replacement buses will also operate between Leamington Spa - Warwick - Stratford Upon Avon Parkway - Stratford Upon Avon for the entire day, connecting with trains at Leamington Spa.

  • Saturday 19th April 2025

  • Sunday 20th April 2025

  • Monday 21st April 2025

An amended timetable will be in operation across all three days in respect of the following:

  • Public holiday: Easter Monday
  • Planned engineering works.
  • (HS2 viaduct works near Wendover).
  • Euston - Birmingham New Street route closure.


The railway is closed between Great Missenden and Aylesbury all day, each day. Rail replacement buses will operate as follows, connecting with London Underground Metropolitan Line services to/from Baker Street at Amersham:

  • Amersham - Great Missenden - Wendover - Stoke Mandeville - Aylesbury - Aylesbury Vale Parkway.

In respect of the Euston - Birmingham New Street closure, an enhanced Chiltern Railways service will operate between Marylebone - Birmingham Moor Street, with lengthened and some additional trains.

Due to over-length trains, Kings Sutton, Hatton and Lapworth will be served by rail replacement buses as follows:

  • Bicester North - Kings Sutton - Banbury.
  • Warwick Parkway - Hatton - Lapworth - Dorridge.
  • These buses should be used for local journeys to/from Kings Sutton, Hatton and Lapworth ONLY.

Rail replacement buses will also operate between Leamington Spa - Warwick - Stratford Upon Avon Parkway - Stratford Upon Avon for the entire day, connecting with trains at Leamington Spa.

Journey planners have been updated for each day over the Easter Weekend. For a summary of information regarding travel over the wider UK rail network, please visit National Rail Enquiries.

 

Video on explaining Chiltern Railways Easter Train Services

For live journey updates, please visit our JourneyCheck page.

For our live service information route map and links to individual station departure boards, please click here.

To plan your journey, please click here.