Service Updates
Chiltern Railways by Arriva

17th March 2024

17/03/2024

Sunday 17th 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 Lapworth and Acocks Green until 08.50, also between Bicester North and Banbury/Leamington Spa all day and also between Great Missenden and Aylesbury all day.

A heavily-amended timetable will be in operation all day, affecting most Chiltern Railways services, structured as follows:

  • 2 trains per hour Marylebone - stations to Oxford (and vice-versa).
  • 1 train per hour Marylebone - Aylesbury (via High Wycombe; and vice-versa).
  • 1 train per hour Leamington Spa - stations to Birmingham Moor Street (until approximately 13.00; and vice-versa).
  • 1 train per hour Banbury - stations to Birmingham Moor Street (from approximately 13.00; and vice-versa).
  • Normal service Leamington Spa - stations to Stratford Upon Avon.

Rail replacement buses will operate as follows:

  • Bicester Village - Banbury - Leamington Spa (until approximately 13.00).
  • Bicester Village - Banbury (from approximately 13.00).
  • Bicester Village - Bicester North - Kings Sutton - Banbury.
  • Beaconsfield - Amersham - Great Missenden - Wendover - Stoke Mandeville - Aylesbury - Aylesbury Vale Parkway (connecting with trains to/from Marylebone at Beaconsfield).

Additionally, the following early morning rail replacement buses will operate from Birmingham Moor Street:

  • 06.00 Birmingham Moor Street - Warwick Parkway - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Bicester Village, for connecting train forward to Marylebone.
  • 06.50 Birmingham Moor Street - Solihull - Dorridge - Warwick Parkway - Warwick - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Bicester Village, for connecting train forward to Marylebone.

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.

Last updated: 01/12/23 - 09:49