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Travelling on the Train during the Games, During the Commonwealth Games, trains will be busier than normal, especially on Game routes just before and just after an event. To help you have a smooth and more comfortable journey, check out our latest train travel advice below. There is limited space for bikes on trains and, whilst we would normal welcome people with bikes onto services, during the games trains will be very busy. Having bikes on…
We would like to sincerely apologise to our customers that our train service will be severely impacted throughout the four-week period of industrial action by the RMT union. This is not the service you have come to expect from Chiltern Railways, and we apologise for the impact this will have on you, particularly at this time of year. We have had to take this difficult decision because of the cumulative impact of RMT strikes and a ban on…
The recent period of industrial action by members of ASLEF (the train drivers' union) has now finished. No future industrial action has been announced., Key information:, To see live train times please download the Chiltern Railways App for Android or Apple devices. Whenever industrial action is taking place, please check the entire length of your journey as it may not be possible to reach your intended destination. Please see the FAQs below for…
There is a sporting event at Wembley Stadium - Tottenham Hotspur vs Watford (20.00 KO). An amended timetable will operate during the afternoon and evening. Additionally, please note the following planned changes to evening peak services: 16.42 Marylebone - Aylesbury Vale Parkway will be formed of 2 carriages instead of 3. 17.11 Marylebone - Aylesbury will be formed of 4 carriages instead of 5. 17.30 Marylebone - Aylesbury Vale Parkway will be…
Chiltern Railways will run a festival timetable to help customers make their preparations for the Christmas getaway and the festive period. The company will be one of the only operators open between Oxford and London Marylebone on a selection of dates, as engineering work takes place between Reading and London Paddington on 23rd, 24th and 30th December. As a result, Chiltern Railways will be adding over 16,000 seats on these dates and they…
Advice to Bucks customers travelling on 26 June and 11 July Chiltern Railways are advising Bucks customers travelling on Saturday 26 June and Sunday 11 July that there will be changes to train timetables due to key fixtures taking place at Wembley Stadium. On these dates Chiltern will be providing longer trains to/from Wembley. In order to facilitate this, rail replacement buses will operate all day between Beaconsfield and Aylesbury Vale…
We'll be running special enhanced timetables on Thursday 15, Friday 16, Saturday 17, Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 August 2024. , Please take a look at the advice below to help you travel swiftly on our Taylor made train service!, If you're travelling to the concert: , Over these 5 days (15, 16, 17, 19 and 20 August) we'll be running an enhanced timetable for the Taylor Swift concerts held at Wembley Stadium. On each day, additional trains and more…
Passengers are urged to plan ahead with Storm Ciarán set to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall across Britain., Updated:, 16:30 on Thursday 2 November 2023 [No changes made], Problem, Journeys are likely to be affected across the rail network with yellow and amber weather warnings issued by the Met Office until Friday 3 November. Passengers are advised to check their journeys before travelling today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday). Network…
Although we check the links on this page regularly to ensure they are up to date and correct, we can’t guarantee information provided by third parties. If you’re visiting the West Midlands, you can choose from a range of tickets and modes of transport to get around. Our Birmingham stations are conveniently located for city centre attractions – find more to do in Birmingham here . If you’re wondering which way to head out the station our onward…,…
Railway engineering works between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury in 2023, Update - Monday 30th October 2023, The line between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough has reopened. Thank you for your patience while the below referenced work was carried out. Please click here to watch a video * showing some of the work in progress and to read more about the work carried out during the closure. * External link. Network Rail and HS2 are carrying out…
Customers are advised not to travel on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th July due to extreme temperatures. The heat will cause disruption to our infrastructure and will lead to lengthy delays, short notice cancellations and a significantly reduced timetable., Extreme temperatures are forecast across the Chiltern Railways network this weekend and early into next week. On warm days rails in direct sunshine can be as much as 20 degrees centigrade above…
Information and Tickets, Provision of Travel information during the journey, Our trains have signage above the internal doors, giving information about the location and availability of onboard toilets. Information regarding the next station will be announced onboard and through customer information screens. In the case of delays there will be information announced at appropriate intervals and further information can be found on our website via,…
Please see below for a summary of our train services over the New Year holiday period., Journey planners have been updated - for specific journeys please check your journey online ., Tuesday 2 January, A normal timetable will operate. Click here to go to our timetable download page.
25 Jul 2017 15:55, Buckinghamshire residents who commute to and from railway stations between High Wycombe and Marylebone are advised to check the timetable for amended times during the Network Rail improvement works in the Oxfordshire area which start this Saturday 22 July and run through until Sunday 30 July 2017. The railway upgrade, which will mean a nine-day closure of the line between Oxford, Didcot and Banbury, will affect train services…
Due to Network Rail engineering works, buses will replace trains between Aylesbury and Aylesbury Vale Parkway on Monday 2nd July from 22:05. Please check before you travel. Click here to download the amended timetable.
Folding bicycles, are permitted on Chiltern services at all times provided they are fully folded and stored without hindering other passengers, Regular bicycles, are carried (except tandems) on any Chiltern Railways train on, Saturdays, Sundays or Public Holidays, subject to space being available, and at the discretion of our staff. On, Mondays to Fridays, you can also use most of our trains. The only exceptions are our busiest peak hour…
Bank Holiday Travel Advice Major engineering works will take place between Birmingham New Street and Coventry via Birmingham International this bank holiday weekend (26-28 May) to improve customers’ journeys and this will mean a revised service is operating on all routes between Birmingham and London. Although our services are largely unaffected by engineering works, Chiltern Railways’ network will be the main route for passengers travelling…,…
We are currently experiencing low temperature conditions and possible snowfall and further icy conditions are forecast across our routes. This may impact the service we are able to provide. We are intending to operate our normal timetable, but some trains may be delayed or have a different number of carriages. When the weather is colder it’s harder to couple and uncouple trains and we need to take extra safety precautions.
What’s wrong with leaves on the line?, Throughout Autumn wet leaves fall on the rails and are then crushed to a slippery pulp. This can cause our trains to slide when accelerating and braking, and potentially interfere with the safe working of track circuits. We minimise risk with the following set of precautions:, Network Rail treatment trains:, NR treatment trains clean the rails with High Pressure water jets at 1500bar, or lay traction gel to…
Train operator Chiltern Railways has issued strong guidance to customers to only travel if absolutely essential across the week in which the RMT union is taking industrial action. The guidance is in effect between 21 June and 25 June inclusive. On strike days (21, 23, 25 June) there will be extremely limited availability of staff and as such we will not be able to operate services on most routes. We expect to have significantly less staff to…,…