Check the latest amended timetable information in Changes to Train Times
We are investing £250 million along our entire route to give the West Midlands a new main line connection to London that will rival the West Coast route to Euston in 2011.
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Chiltern Mainline
Please select your station to find out how your journey will be improved:
Banbury
Commuters from Banbury will be able to reach the capital in less than an hour for the first time. A typical train will take just 53 minutes to reach London.
- Journey times to and from London improved by 25%
- Peak journeys: Up to 17 minutes faster to and from London
- Off-peak journeys: Up to 18 minutes faster to and from London
- More express trains to and from London
Beaconsfield
London will become closer to Beaconsfield with commuters reaching London 22% faster than today.
- Journey times to and from London improved by 22%
- More express trains to and from London
- Brand new trains designed for faster acceleration.
Bicester North
Trains from the existing Bicester North station will reach London in less than 45 minutes - plus a brand new station at Bicester Town.
- Peak journeys: Up to 12 minutes faster to and from London - improved by 21%
- Off-peak journeys: Up to 5 minutes faster to and from London - improved by 9%
- More express trains to and from London
Birmingham
Trains will reach London from an expanded and upgraded Birmingham Moor Street in just 100 minutes - even less at peaks times. A new main line route for the Midlands!
- Peak journeys: Up to 25 minutes faster to and from London - improved by 22%
- Off-peak journeys: Up to 28 minutes faster to and from London - improved by 21%
- More express trains to and from London
- 2 new platforms
Gerrards Cross
Both peak and off-peak journey times will be reduced by 14% with brand new trains designed for faster acceleration.
- Journey times to and from London improved by 14%
- New trains
Haddenham & Thame Parkway
Typical trains will reach London nearly a third faster, with a journey time to the capital of just 35 minutes. The perfect alternative to the M40.
- Peak journeys: Up to 12 minutes faster to and from London- improved by 20%
- Off-peak journeys: Up to 13 minutes faster to and from London- improved by 27%
- More express trains to and from London
High Wycombe
London will become closer to High Wycombe, with commuters reaching London in just 25 minutes. That's 26% faster than today.
- Peak journeys: Up to 9 minutes faster to and from London - improved by 26%
- Off-peak journeys: Up to 10 minutes faster to and from London - improved by 31%
- More express trains to and from London
Inner London Stations
Dedicated brand new trains designed for fast acceleration will be introduced, built to the latest and highest standards.
Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa will be just over an hour from the capital, with peak time trains getting to London in 67 minutes.
- Journey times to and from London improved by 21%
- Peak journeys: Up to 18 minutes faster to and from London
- Off-peak journeys: Up to 19 minutes faster to and from London
- More express trains to and from London
Princes Risborough
Commuters will speed to London in just 32 minutes, down 22%.
- Journey times to and from London improved by 22%
- Up to 9 minutes faster to and from London
- New trains
Solihull
Solihull will gain its best-ever connections to the capital, with fast trains reaching London in less than an hour and a half.
- Journey times to and from London improved by 21%
- Peak journeys: Up to 23 minutes faster to and from London
- Off-peak journeys: Up to 25 minutes faster to and from London
- More express trains to and from London
Warwick Parkway
Warwick Parkway, already the ideal alternative to the M40, will gain fast trains to London taking just an hour and a quarter - over 20% faster than today.
- Peak journeys: Up to 19 minutes faster to and from London - improved by 21%
- Off-peak journeys: Up to 23 minutes faster to and from London - improved by 23%
- More express trains to and from London
Such big improvements will require a lot of work. In 2010 we will need to run different timetables on many weekends and on the occasional weekday. We have many free travel update tools to keep you up to date, however we will do everything we can to make it a reality as quickly as possible.
Changes to Train Times
A full engineering calendar and latest amended timetable are available in changes to train times
Mobile Website
Visit our mobile website whilst on the move, to check train times, real time arrivals and departures and station information:m.chilternrailways.co.uk.