21st November 2022

Monday 21st November 2022:

RMT INDUSTRIAL ACTION (Network Rail Signallers)

Due to planned RMT industrial action by Network Rail signallers at the Thames Valley Signalling Centre on this date, Chiltern Railways services to/from Oxford are affected as follows:

• Before 07.30: Trains will operate only between Marylebone and stations to/from Oxford Parkway.
• 07.30 to 18.30: Trains will operate to/from Oxford as normal.
• After 18.30: Trains will operate only between Marylebone and stations to/from Oxford Parkway.
• The 23.11 Marylebone - Banbury (via Oxford) terminates at Oxford Parkway and does NOT serve Oxford, Tackley, Heyford, Kings Sutton and Banbury.

FIRST & LAST TRAINS TO & FROM OXFORD:

• 06.09 Marylebone - Oxford.
• 07.41 Oxford - Marylebone.
• 16.50 Marylebone - Oxford.
• 18.20 Oxford - Marylebone.

Additionally, in connection with the Frankfurt Christmas Market (Birmingham), and in order to provide additional capacity on late night trains from Birmingham, the following timetable alterations apply:

• 20.36 Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill terminates at Birmingham Moor Street (22.32).
• 22.11 Birmingham Snow Hill - Banbury starts at Birmingham Moor Street (22.14), is lengthened to 6 carriages and does not call at Lapworth and Hatton, due to being over-length.
• 23.30 Birmingham Snow Hill - Banbury starts at Birmingham Moor Street (23.33) and is lengthened to 5 carriages.

Online journey planners have been updated to show these changes and are up to date. Please check your journey in the planner at the following link: https://buy.chilternrailways.co.uk/. Please double-check how these amendments are due to affect your travel plans.