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Our second largest city, , ‘Brum’ was home to the pioneers of the industrial revolution and their legacy can still be seen today: from the extensive network of canals to the newly converted and renovated factories and warehouses. With a vibrant restaurant and night life and first class shopping, it makes for a cosmopolitan city break.  Go on,, break out of the hen house and Flock Somewhere New, with some of our top picks of the season. Or,, enjoy…
Due to Network Rail engineering works, buses will replace trains between Aylesbury and Aylesbury Vale Parkway on Monday 2nd July from 22:05.  Please check before you travel. Click here to download the amended timetable. 
Advice for customers travelling between Sunday 28 March and Wednesday 31 March Chiltern Railways are advising customers travelling on Sunday 28 th March that due to engineering work, the railway will be closed all day between Princes Risborough and Bicester. Buses will replace trains between Princes Risborough – Haddenham & Thame Parkway – Bicester Village – Bicester North. A heavily-amended timetable will be in operation, journey times will…
Railway engineering works between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury in 2023, Update - Monday 30th October 2023, The line between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough has reopened. Thank you for your patience while the below referenced work was carried out. Please click here to watch a video * showing some of the work in progress and to read more about the work carried out during the closure.  * External link. Network Rail and HS2 are carrying out…
Chiltern Railways are advising customers not to travel on Sunday 9th February after the Met Office issued an Amber weather warning. Storm Ciara is bringing rain and strong winds with gusts of 50 to 60 mph across may parts of the UK. Chiltern Railways is warning customers that in addition to the current extended journey times due to engineering works, trains to/from the West Midlands will arrive up to 50 minutes later and trains to/from Oxford…
Due to planned engineering works,, London Marylebone station will be closed on Sunday 4 September until approximately 11:00AM.,   During this period, an amended timetable will be in operation, and Chiltern Railways trains will only operate north of West Ruislip and Amersham. Connecting London Underground services should be used as follows: Marylebone - Oxford Circus - Northolt - South Ruislip - West Ruislip. Marylebone - Baker Street - Harrow On…
Travel Advisory for Chiltern customers for 18th and 19th January Chiltern Railways has advised customers travelling on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th January 2020 that the line through Wembley Stadium is closed with additional works taking place at West Ruislip.   A heavily amended timetable will be in operation and journey times will be considerably longer than usual. Passengers may need to travel via alternative/diverted routes and/or on rail…
Promotional seat sale is for the lowest pricepoints for Advance fare ticket(s), discounted by 50% on one-way tickets and subject to availability. Promotion booking period will run from from 10.00 on Monday 16 January until 23.00 on Monday 6 February 2023 or until all Sale tickets have been sold, whichever is sooner. 50,000 standard class seats available to purchase. Promotion may end sooner if ticket allocation sells out – when they’re gone,…,…
1.0 Chiltern Railways The Rail Sale Promotion, 1.1 These terms and conditions apply to the Great British Rail Sale, a promotion coordinated by ATOC Ltd on behalf of participating Train Companies for the Promotional Period. 1.2 Over 2 million promotional Rail Sale Tickets will be available on selected journeys across the National Rail network (in England and to/from Scotland and Wales) for the Promotional Period. 1.3 Chiltern Railway Ltd will have…
  Chiltern Railways are advising customers not to travel this weekend as services on the network will be severely disrupted. No trains will operate between London Marylebone and Oxford or London Marylebone and Birmingham due to planned engineering works and the availability of rail replacement bus services will be extremely limited. Customers are strongly advised to check their travel plans for both Saturday and Sunday and should only travel if…
Travel Advice for Chiltern customers travelling over the August Bank Holiday Weekend Chiltern Railways are advising customers travelling over the Bank Holiday weekend (Saturday 28th - Monday 30th August) that due to engineering works in the Bicester Village area, no through trains will operate between London Marylebone, Bicester Village and stations to Oxford.  Customers are advised that two trains per hour will run between Marylebone and…
Chiltern Railways announce festive timetable Chiltern Railways have announced that they will be operating amended timetables over the festive period from Thursday 24th December to Friday 01st January. The train operator is asking customers to check their journey before travelling and allow additional time as journeys may take longer than usual or require changing trains to reach their destination. There may also be queueing systems in place at…
Last update: 12:30 23rd Feb 2022, Problem, London Underground have confirmed proposed strike action this week which is causing severe disruption on our network between London Marylebone and Aylesbury (via Amersham only), between Tuesday 1st March and Friday 4th March inclusive. Most London Underground services will be severely disrupted., Impact, Tuesday 1st March and Thursday 3rd March, London Underground signallers and station staff are taking…
18 Jul 2017 14:22, On Friday June 23, the Bicester to Oxford Collaboration was named winner of the prestigious Cross Industry Partnership Award for the delivery of the Chiltern Railways’ Oxford to London service and the first phase of the East West Rail programme at the Rail Industry Innovation Awards 2017. Rob Mole, East West Rail project manager at Network Rail, speaking on behalf of the collaboration, said: “The Oxford to London project and…
Customers are advised not to travel on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th July due to extreme temperatures. The heat will cause disruption to our infrastructure and will lead to lengthy delays, short notice cancellations and a significantly reduced timetable., Extreme temperatures are forecast across the Chiltern Railways network this weekend and early into next week. On warm days rails in direct sunshine can be as much as 20 degrees centigrade above…
We are aware of numerous customer complaints surrounding capacity on our services and the short formation of trains recently. We know it’s frustrating when your train arrives and it’s shorter than normal.  We will always be honest and transparent with our customers, so we wanted to provide you with an update on progress, set out some of the challenges we’re facing, the solutions we’ve identified to these, and the action we are taking to…, FAQS,…
A message from the Customer Service Director, Dear Customers,, The availability of our fleet continues to be an area of focus for Chiltern Railways. We have seen improvements in the situation over the past two months, but there still remains work to do to offer you the reliable and comfortable service you deserve.    Since the previous update the Engineering team have continued to work hard to address the ongoing fleet short form issues. A number…
It is with great sadness that the death of Her Majesty The Queen has been announced. We send our condolences to the Royal Family.​, Many people from across the country will wish to travel in the coming days to pay their respects to Her Majesty the Queen and the rail industry is working hard to enable people to do that.  However, we would urge people to check service details before travelling and to be prepared for very busy trains and stations.,…
Birmingham City vs Peterborough United - Kick off 15:00, Sunday 13 April will see Birmingham City play Peterborough United at Wembley for the Vertu Trophy Final., To maximise the number of customers we can safely carry to Wembley with limited traincrew resources, we will be operating an enhanced service from Warwick Parkway. Unfortunately, this means, no Chiltern Railways train services will operate from Birmingham Moor Street, Solihull,…
Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa - Kick off 17:15, Saturday 26 April will see Aston Villa play Crystal Palace at Wembley in the the FA Cup Semi-Final., To maximise the number of customers we can safely carry to Wembley with limited traincrew resources, we will be operating an enhanced service from Warwick Parkway. This means, no Chiltern Railways train services will operate from Birmingham Moor Street, Solihull, Dorridge, Lapworth, Hatton or Warwick…