18th May 2024

Saturday 18th May 2024:

An amended timetable will be in operation, in respect of the following:

• Wembley Stadium event - League 1 Play Off Final (Bolton Wanderers vs Oxford United - 16.15 KO).

An enhanced timetable will be in operation for most of the day, with additional Wembley Stadium stops in trains, and also some additional trains. In particular, a high-capacity train service will operate from Oxford Parkway and Bicester Village to Wembley Stadium and Marylebone, and return in the evening.

IMPORTANT: No Chiltern Railways trains will serve Oxford for the entire day. All trains to/from Wembley Stadium and Marylebone will start from/terminate at Oxford Parkway. A limited-capacity rail replacement bus service will operate between Oxford and Oxford Parkway.

Passengers travelling from the Oxford area to Wembley Stadium/Marylebone are advised to travel from Oxford Parkway, where a queuing system will be in place in order to facilitate controlled boarding of trains. Queuing systems will also be in place at Bicester North, Bicester Village and Wembley Stadium stations.

The following additional trains will also operate from Banbury and Bicester North:

• Banbury 10.36 - Bicester North 10.50 to Wembley Stadium and Marylebone.
• Banbury 11.12 - Bicester North 11.28 to Wembley Stadium and Marylebone.
• Banbury 12.11 - Bicester North 12.28 to Wembley Stadium and Marylebone.

No Chiltern Railways trains will operate between Marylebone and stations to Aylesbury Vale Parkway for the entire day. Rail replacement buses will operate as follows, connecting with London Underground Metropolitan Line services to/from Baker Street at Amersham:

• Amersham - Great Missenden - Wendover - Stoke Mandeville - Aylesbury - Aylesbury Vale Parkway.

Additionally, no Chiltern Railways trains will operate between Leamington Spa and stations to Stratford Upon Avon for the entire day. Rail replacement buses will operate as follows, connecting with trains at Leamington Spa:

• Leamington Spa - Warwick - Stratford Upon Avon Parkway - Stratford Upon Avon.

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.