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July 2018 Oxford Major Improvement Works Due to Network Rail major infrastructure improvement works from , July 7–22, and , July 28-29, Chiltern Railways trains will not serve Oxford station., , Trains will operate between Marylebone and stations to Bicester Village, Islip and Oxford Parkway, with some minor changes to timetables. Read more about the block here. On weekdays during the Oxford improvement works, (Monday 9 – Friday 20 July), ,…
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…
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…
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…,…
Marylebone station is closed Sunday June 10 for the entire day and no Chiltern Railways trains will depart from/arrive into London Marylebone. This is due to necessary planned engineering work. Some Chiltern Railways trains will divert via London Paddington station. However, customers may need to change enroute to reach their destination. An amended timetable will operate, please download the correct timetable here. Please check your journey…,…
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…
Chiltern Railways more than double direct services between London and Stratford-upon-Avon The number of direct trains between Stratford-upon-Avon and London Marylebone has more than doubled today following the launch of the new Chiltern Railways timetable. The occasion was celebrated at Stratford-upon-Avon station by representatives of Chiltern Railways with local organisations and councils marking the departure of the first new direct service…
Eleni Jordan Chiltern Railway, the Arriva UK Trains company has announced the appointment of Eleni Jordan as its new Commercial Director. Chiltern, which holds a rail franchise until 2021, runs services between London Marylebone and the Midlands, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire including Birmingham Moor Street station, Oxford and a new station built by the company to serve visitors to the shopping destination, Bicester Village.…
Kick Off: 16:30, We are expecting high volumes of passengers to travel to and from the event. As the kick-off time has been changed, we have had to make some special changes to the timetable, which are summarised below. The changes have been designed to help cater for the significant number of additional passengers expected to travel on our services to and from Wembley Stadium., Travel from High Wycombe, Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross, An…
Chiltern Railways named top operator for journeys between London and the West Midlands and Oxford Passengers have once again ranked Chiltern Railways as the best operator for journeys between London and the West Midlands and Oxford in the National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS). The survey revealed that 89% of customers on the companies West Midlands route and 88% on the Oxford route said that overall the Chiltern Railways service was good or…
An image of Marylebone station with lots of customers boarding trains Returning commuters are set for a boost with Chiltern Railways putting on an additional 2,200 seats every week by lengthening key services. In recent weeks customer numbers have risen as more commuters return to the office, which has resulted in some key peak time trains becoming busier, especially on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Chiltern Railways is committed to…
Leaf Fall Overgrown disused track near Princes Risborough in Autumn. Photo credit @yo_nelson instagram, Click here, to find out more about how leaf fall may affect your journey. , 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.…
Leaf Fall Overgrown disused track near Princes Risborough in Autumn. Photo credit @yo_nelson instagram, Click here, to find out more about how leaf fall may affect your journey., 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.…
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,…
Train operator Chiltern Railways have issued strong guidance to customers to only travel if absolutely essential on Thursday 18 August and Saturday 20 August due to strike action by the RMT. On these days, there will be extremely limited availability of staff and as such we will not be able to operate services on most routes. Due to the strike action, there will be no service north of Banbury on Thursday 18 August. Due to the strike action…,…
Recent heavy rainfall has led to a landslip affecting the Chiltern main line near Bicester North station. Network Rail are undertaking urgent repairs on Sunday 14 and Monday 15 January. A reduced service is able to run between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone stations, however t rains will start/terminate at either Bicester North or Haddenham & Thame Parkway depending on direction of travel, with a limited replacement bus…
Rail passengers travelling between the Midlands and London are being advised that train services are expected to be extremely busy over the upcoming Easter bank holiday weekend due to essential engineering works. Chiltern Railways and Network Rail are advising people to travel either side of the bank holiday weekend (Thursday 14 April and Tuesday 19 April) before and after the essential upgrades. Customers are warned that all services are…
Cleaner cleaning handrail on train On Wednesday 20th October 2021 we are celebrating, Thank Your Cleaner Day,, an international day to take time to appreciate the hard, often unseen, work cleaning teams undertake. Here at Chiltern Railways, we have always been tremendously proud of our cleaning teams, who take great pride in their work to ensure our services and stations are clean, safe and welcoming to both customers and staff alike. Although…
A message from the Customer Service Director, Dear Customers,, The availability of our fleet continues to be an area of focus for Chiltern Railways. We have seen improvements in the situation over the past two months, but there still remains work to do to offer you the reliable and comfortable service you deserve. Since the previous update the Engineering team have continued to work hard to address the ongoing fleet short form issues. A number…
It is with great sadness that the death of Her Majesty The Queen has been announced. We send our condolences to the Royal Family., Many people from across the country will wish to travel in the coming days to pay their respects to Her Majesty the Queen and the rail industry is working hard to enable people to do that. However, we would urge people to check service details before travelling and to be prepared for very busy trains and stations.,…