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Chiltern Railways Leaf Fall Timetable starts Monday 7th October for customers in Aylesbury Chiltern Railways customers may find trains departing from stations a few minutes earlier over the next couple of months. The Leaf Fall timetable will run from Monday 7th October until Sunday 22nd December on the Aylesbury to London Marylebone via Amersham line. During this period, customers are advised to check train times before travelling as trains…
Passengers doing yoga on the train - “Choo-Choo”, “Aisle Twist” and “Train Tracks” were just some of the new train yoga moves trialled by Chiltern passengers in a bid to promote mindfulness Partnering with the University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre, Chiltern Railways have launched the UK’s first ever train yoga promoting mindfulness to counteract an increasing reliance on digital devices, and a transformation into phone zombies. Trialling…
Passengers do a yoga class on a train - “Choo-Choo”, “Aisle Twist” and “Train Tracks” were just some of the new train yoga moves trialled by Chiltern passengers in a bid to promote mindfulness Partnering with the University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre, Chiltern Railways have launched the UK’s first ever train yoga promoting mindfulness to counteract an increasing reliance on digital devices, and a transformation into phone zombies. Trialling…
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…
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,…,…
Final date for planned major engineering works in January 2025, Sunday 19 January, Network rail are carrying out maintenance and improvement works at Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa, Small Heath and Birmingham. All Journeys that pass through the affected area(s) will take considerably longer than usual., Please allow plenty of time for your journey., What work is happening and why?, The engineering works on Sunday will work to improve drainage,…
Chiltern Railways introducing new timetable from Monday 12 April Chiltern Railways will be introducing a new timetable from Monday 12 April to coincide with the next step in the Government’s roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions in England. The new timetable will increase services on the London Marylebone – Amersham – Aylesbury line as well as providing more services between London and Oxford, and London and Birmingham, as non-essential…
Friday 18th April 2025:, An amended timetable will be in operation, in respect of the following:, Public holiday: Good Friday., Planned engineering works., (HS2 viaduct works near Wendover)., Euston - Birmingham New Street partial route closure., An amended Saturday-style timetable will be in operation all day. Additionally, the railway is closed between Great Missenden and Aylesbury, all day, . Rail replacement buses will operate as follows,…
Chiltern Railways is running extra trains for customers travelling from Birmingham to Wembley on Monday 27 th May for the EFL Championship Play-off Final. Over 19,000 seats are being provided for customers attending the game between Aston Villa and Derby County, with trains departing from Birmingham Moor Street every 20 minutes between 7.30am and 11am to help get Villa fans to Wembley Stadium. Additionally, between 5pm and 8pm, Chiltern Railways…
Advice to Chiltern customers travelling on Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Sunday 11 July Chiltern Railways are advising customers travelling on Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Sunday 11 July to plan ahead due to Euro 2020 fixtures taking place at Wembley Stadium. The train operator is providing, on average, 8,500 additional seats for each Euro game in order to maximise space for social distancing onboard. However, customers are advised that due to the…
Solihull, Located 0.6 miles away from the town centre, where you’ll find plenty of shops and restaurants, Solihull station has a coffee shop, waiting room and toilets. The station is fully accessible to disabled passengers, with step free access to platforms. View Solihull station on map, London Marylebone, London Marylebone station is located between Paddington and Euston in central London. It has quick and easy transport links to the rest of…
Chiltern Railways announces new Managing Director Chiltern Railways, the Arriva UK Trains company, has announced the appointment of Richard Allan as its new Managing Director. Chiltern, which has recently signed a new agreement with the Department for Transport (DfT), runs services between London Marylebone and the Midlands, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Richard Allan, formerly People & Strategy Director and Deputy Managing…
Although we check the links on this page regularly to ensure they are up to date and correct, we can’t guarantee information provided by third parties. If you’re visiting the West Midlands, you can choose from a range of tickets and modes of transport to get around. Our Birmingham stations are conveniently located for city centre attractions – find more to do in Birmingham here . If you’re wondering which way to head out the station our onward…,…
This Saturday (19 July) we'll be running a special timetable in conjunction with the Boxing event (Dubois vs Usyk) held at National Stadium. There will be more services calling at Wembley Stadium and some additional trains on Saturday. After the event, there will be some additional late - night services towards London and Aylesbury. Please check your return journey carefully to as there are some variations to the usual timetable. You can plan…,…
Storm Franklin Monday 21st February, Severe weather is likely to affect journeys across most of the UK on Monday 21st February 2022., Last update: , 17:00 21st Feb 2022 , Problem , The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for much of the Chiltern network on Monday 21st February. Strong winds were forecast and have caused train service disruption across the UK. As a consequence disruption has been on going and has resulted in both traincrew…
Adrian Shooter CBE with statue Today (Tuesday 30 th August), a nine-foot bronze statue and plinth of railway pioneer Adrian Shooter CBE has been unveiled at London Marylebone station. Adrian Shooter, who started his career with British Rail in 1970, is considered one of the leading architects of the modern railway, and the tribute recognises his huge contributions and accomplishments to passenger and freight services. Shooter is a fellow of the…
There is significant investment planned to improve the passenger experience at Oxford station, with an additional platform and western entrance. The first phase of this work begins shortly and will see improvements to the track in the station area. Over four weekends in September and October, Network Rail will be replacing the tracks between Oxford and Banbury. Artist impression of plans for Oxford Station development: New glass fronted…
4 December 2017, As we count down the days until Christmas, Chiltern Railways has unveiled the newest addition to its fleet – The Chiltern Santa Train which is believed to be the UK’s fastest sleigh. Led by Santa, the Chiltern Santa Train will fly down the track at 100 miles per hour and is the perfect way for Santa to deliver presents and transport customers with precious gifts between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street. Conceived as…
Commuters serenaded on-board a Chiltern Railways train Chiltern Railways gave surprised passengers a reason to smile this Valentine’s Day by serenading commuters travelling on a train from Birmingham to London with a surprise performance of ‘All You Need Is Love’. The spectacular display launches Chiltern Railways’ brand-new Duo Ticket - a standard class ticket offering a discount for two people travelling together to London from various…
In a time of social distancing, our message for customers is to only travel with us if you have no alternative. If you don’t have an alternative, or if you’re a key worker, then you may be anxious about changing onto public transport, particularly if your commute is taking you into London. This article is all about a great alternative to public transport – the bicycle! Riding a bike isn’t an option for some people but if you’re able to cycle…,…