Travel advice: Day-time closures between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury (Monday 4 - Friday 8 August and Monday 11 - Thursday 14 August 2025)

Day-time line closures between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury.

What work is happening and why?

These essential engineering works will close the railway for (across 9 days) during the daytime from Monday 4 - Friday 11 August and then Monday 11 - Thursday 14 August.

These works support the wider programme of infrastructure upgrades needed for High Speed Two (HS2).

Journeys through affected areas will take longer than usual, please allow plenty of time to travel. 

Summary of the service: 

The railway is closed between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury between 08.30 and 15.15. During this period, rail replacement buses will operate as follows:

Princes Risborough - Little Kimble - Aylesbury.
Princes Risborough - Monks Risborough.
 

The last trains to operate on this route in the morning are:

07.45 Aylesbury - Princes Risborough.
08.10 Princes Risborough - Aylesbury.
 

The first trains to operate on this route in the afternoon are:

15.52 Aylesbury - Princes Risborough.
16.12 Princes Risborough - Aylesbury.

 

 

More information on replacement bus services: 

To view the station facilities which includes more information on replacement buses and onward travel, please click the station you are travelling to/from for more information on our station facilities pages here 

Please note, only folding bicycles and and assistance animals are permitted on our replacement bus services. For further information, please visit our FAQ's page here

Passenger Assistance

For customers who may need special passenger assistance, this can be booked via our dedicated passenger assistance team up to two hours ahead of travel. For more information, click here.

Journey planners have been updated. For accurate journey planning information, please use the Chiltern Railways App or check your journey at chilternrailways.co.uk.

For live journey updates, please visit our JourneyCheck page.

For our live service information route map and links to individual station departure boards, please click here.