9th November 2025

Sunday 9th November 2025:

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

• Planned engineering works at multiple locations.
• (Track works at Sudbury Hill Harrow, early morning routine maintenance at Oxford and drainage works at Banbury until early afternoon).
• Enhanced Amersham-line service.

The railway is closed between Wembley Stadium and Denham all day, and also between Bicester North and Leamington Spa until 13.25. Rail replacement buses will operate as follows, connecting with trains at Aylesbury Vale Parkway, Bicester Village, Bicester North, Leamington Spa, Gerrards Cross and with London Underground Metropolitan Line services to/from Baker Street at Hillingdon:

Until 13.25:

• Hillingdon (LU) - Denham - Gerrards Cross.
• Aylesbury Vale Parkway - Bicester Village - Bicester North - Banbury - Leamington Spa.
• Bicester North - Kings Sutton - Banbury.

After 13.25:

• Hillingdon (LU) - Denham - Gerrards Cross.
• Aylesbury Vale Parkway - Bicester Village - Bicester North.

In connection with the above engineering works, an enhanced service of 2 trains per hour will operate between Marylebone and stations to Aylesbury Vale Parkway for most of the day.

Additionally, the railway is closed between Oxford Parkway and Oxford until 08.35, affecting all early morning services to/from Oxford. During this period, rail replacement buses will operate between Oxford - Oxford Parkway and/or Oxford - Bicester North.

IMPORTANT:

Passengers travelling between Marylebone - Bicester Village/Bicester North and stations to Oxford/Birmingham should travel via Aylesbury Vale Parkway.

Passengers travelling between Marylebone - stations to Haddenham & Thame Parkway should travel via Hillingdon (LU).

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.