29th July 2025

Tuesday 29th July 2025:

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

• Planned engineering works (late night).
• (Routine maintenance between Oxford and Heyford).

The railway is closed between Oxford and Heyford after 23.15, affecting the following late night services from Marylebone:

• 22.06 Marylebone - Oxford is diverted to Bicester North and Banbury.
• 22.34 Marylebone - Oxford is diverted to Bicester North.
• 23.11 Marylebone - Oxford departs at 23.16 and is diverted to Bicester North and Banbury.
• 00.01 Marylebone - Oxford is diverted to Bicester North and Banbury.

Passengers travelling to Bicester Village, Oxford Parkway and Oxford on the above services should change at Bicester North for a connecting rail replacement bus service.

Rail replacement buses will operate as follows during this period:

• Bicester North - Bicester Village - Oxford Parkway - Oxford.
• Oxford - Banbury (direct).

Additionally, the following service is retimed as shown:

• 23.16 Marylebone - Aylesbury (via High Wycombe) departs earlier at 23.11.

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.