BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: Passengers advised to check journeys before the introduction of the new Chiltern Railways timetable on 25th October 2015.

<p align="center"><strong>Passengers advised to check journeys before the introduction of the new </strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Chiltern Railways timetable on 25<sup>th</sup> October 2015.</strong></p>
<p>Chiltern Railways has published the autumn timetable which will give passengers from High Wycombe, Princes Risborough and Beaconsfield a number of improvements.</p>
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<p>The timetable is set to run from 25<sup>th</sup> October just before the company launches a £130 million rail link between new station, Oxford Parkway and London Marylebone on Monday 26<sup>th</sup> October.</p>
<p>Passengers are advised to check their regular journeys as train times may have changed.</p>
<p>Key highlights include:</p>
<p>&nbsp;<strong>Princes Risborough</strong></p>
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Passengers from Princes Risborough and the surrounding areas will benefit from direct links to new stations Oxford Parkway and Bicester Village station at busy times.</li>
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More seats at key times; &nbsp;the company has been able to make use of extra carriages and the recently extended platforms at the station</li>
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Following requests, a new&nbsp; 0725 service from Princes Risborough has been added in the morning peak</li>
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A more even spread of services at off peak times</li>
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<p><strong>High Wycombe and Beaconsfield</strong></p>
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The company has provided more seats on the busiest services for example, the 0759 from High Wycombe and the 0806 from Beaconsfield will be formed of seven carriages</li>
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Passengers from High Wycombe and the surrounding areas will benefit from direct links to new stations Oxford Parkway and Bicester Village station.</li>
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The new timetable will bring additional&nbsp; <strong>non-stop</strong> trains from High Wycombe to London in the morning peak such as the 0830 and 0905 departures</li>
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From 25<sup>th</sup> October there will be more through services linking Aylesbury and High Wycombe</li>
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Beaconsfield departures will remain at x21 and not change to xx24 in the evening peak. This is in response to feedback&nbsp; from customers &nbsp;and extensive reworking of the planned timetable</li>
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On Sundays, Beaconsfield will have direct journey opportunities to the West Midlands</li>
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At weekends, High Wycombe will gain a direct train to Aylesbury every hour, linking the two towns seven days of the week</li>
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<p><strong>Denham</strong></p>
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The service remains broadly as today however, following feedback from the customers, xx24 departures from Marylebone will continue to serve Denham and not change to xx36. These services will also have the added benefit of running non stop to Denham with the fastest journey times being 16 minutes</li>
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Denham benefits from a second train per hour during the day on a Saturday</li>
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<p>Graham Cross, Director at Chiltern Railways said: “The October timetable has been adjusted to build on previous improvements and enhance reliability. Passengers now have even greater connectivity, making it easier to travel to and from the capital.”</p>
<p>Passengers are advised to check train times on the Chiltern Railways website before travelling.</p>