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Visit The Radcliffe Camera and discover a Chiltern gem, The Radcliffe Camera, - The Radcliffe Camera a large circular building with a lofty dome, was built between 1737 – 1749 with money bequeathed by John Radcliffe (1650-1714), the famous physician. Originally designed to house a library endowed by Radcliffe, today the building forms part of the Bodleian Libraries. Tours of the library are available on Sundays – please visit the Bodleian Library…
Get there with Chiltern, Birmingham Moor Street Conveniently located in the city centre, Birmingham Moor Street is only a 5 minute walk from Birmingham New Street station. In addition to fast trains to London, it also offers direct links to many towns and cities in the rest of the Midlands. View Birmingham Moor Street station on map Banbury Take a train to Banbury station, 5 minutes from the River Cherwell. The station is close to the city centre…
Get there with Chiltern, Banbury Take a train to Banbury station, 5 minutes from the River Cherwell. The station is close to the city centre and has great connections to London or the Midlands. There is a lift for step-free access and plenty of amenities in and around the station. There are 795 parking spaces, and if you prefer to cycle, there are storage spaces for 63 bikes too. Once you’re in Banbury there are lots of historic places to visit,…
There is a sporting event at Wembley Stadium - Tottenham Hotspur vs Watford (20.00 KO). An amended timetable will operate during the afternoon and evening. Additionally, please note the following planned changes to evening peak services: 16.42 Marylebone - Aylesbury Vale Parkway will be formed of 2 carriages instead of 3. 17.11 Marylebone - Aylesbury will be formed of 4 carriages instead of 5. 17.30 Marylebone - Aylesbury Vale Parkway will be…
There is a sporting event at Wembley Stadium - Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion (20.00 KO). An amended timetable will operate during the late afternoon and evening. In particular, the following changes will be made to late afternoon/evening peak services to allow us to provide extra capacity to Wembley as efficiently as possible, whilst ensuring minimal disruption to our regular passengers:, Marylebone - High Wycombe - Oxford -…
Chiltern Railways makes amendments to timetable following key worker feedback Chiltern Railways will be making some minor amendments to their timetable from Monday 13th April following feedback from key workers. The train operator is currently running a reduced timetable reflecting Government advice that people should stay at home unless their journey is essential. These changes include two additional trains in Oxfordshire, the 0600 Banbury –…
Visit the world's biggest collection of British cars., The British Motor Museum in Warwickshire, England, holds the World's largest collection of historic British cars. There are over 300 classic cars on display from the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust and the Jaguar Heritage Trust. Learn about the people behind the cars, the places they were built and hear the stories from our guides. Travel there with Chiltern Railways from just,…
Chick weather sunglasses telling you to stay cool We care about getting you to your destination safely and on time. Now that warmer weather has arrived, here are a few tips for staying comfortable onboard., Advice for customers:, Please carry water with you - stay hydrated at all times. Help make space for everyone onboard, use the overhead racks to stow bags. Don’t board a train if you feel unwell. If you become ill onboard, it is more…
Chiltern Railways welcomes all passengers on board and expects everyone to have a valid ticket for their journey., We would like to thank you for your continued assistance across the Chiltern route to ensure that you are travelling with a valid ticket for your entire journey. Your ticket may be checked before, during, and at the end of your journey, we thank you for your cooperation whilst these ticket checks are carried out. As a result of…
Chiltern Railways has been operating a much-reduced service, commensurate with the Government strategy to control the spread of Covid-19. However, in line with the National plan for transport Chiltern Railways will be increasing our operations again from 18th May 2020. With a reduction in our activity there will have been a reduction in the amount of rail noise generated. Depending on your circumstance, particularly if you are spending more time…
Oxford, Oxford station is 0.5 miles to the west of the city centre and has direct trains to locations including London, Manchester, Reading, Southampton and Bournemouth. The station has a car park with 530 places, as well as space for over 700 bikes. All platforms have step free access, and there are facilities including shops and toilets available at the station too. View Oxford station on map, Bicester Village, Bicester Village station is just…
Warm Weather Warning We care about getting you to your destination safely and on time. Now that warmer weather has arrived, here are a few tips for staying comfortable onboard., Advice for customers:, Please carry water with you - stay hydrated at all times. Help make space for everyone onboard, use the overhead racks to stow bags. Don’t board a train if you feel unwell. If you become ill onboard, it is more difficult for us to provide support…
Network Rail to install lifts at Warwick Station, What's Happening?, Works at the station were started in February 2023 to install two new lifts at Warwick station to improve accessibility for customers. As part of this project; the subway will also be extended to create a new set of stairs on platform 1. Work was stopped due to the discovery of old station foundations during the excavation. This resulted in the subway being temporary reopened…
Chiltern Railways invites customers to join, new Accessibility Group., The group gives local people who have lived experience of disability the chance to create a more accessible rail network and have a say in how policy is shaped. The new Accessibility Group will meet four times a year and will be made up of people with both visible and non-visible disabilities. The scope of the panel is to consult on matters including: Operational and policy…
We're supporting Mind Chiltern Railways is proud to announce that mental health charity, Mind has been chosen as 2018’s charity of the year. Each year, the train operator and its staff work with a different charity to raise funds and awareness, partnering to support them with events and social media campaigns. In 2017, Chiltern worked with both Bowel Cancer UK and Brake, the road safety charity, where they helped raise over £24,000. Dave Penney…
Waste Management is an important part of our sustainability journey., To ensure we are doing as much as we can to reduce our overall waste production and meet our target, we bring together people from across the business each quarter for our waste management meetings to analyse our waste reports, identify areas of concern, share best practice and drive forward waste management initiatives. Since 2019 we have introduced recycling facilities on…
Chiltern Railways roll out LED lighting across their route Chiltern Railways are celebrating the roll out of LED lights across their stations. The rail operator’s bright idea should reduce their overall electricity consumption by 1,278,094 KWH's per annum. The new energy efficient LEDs reduce Chiltern Railways’ CO2e output by over 600,000kg – the equivalent of travelling between Birmingham Moor Street and London 14,224 times. As well as reducing…
Get there with Chiltern, Leamington Spa Leamington Spa station is situated towards the Southern end of the town, and is within easy walking distance of the main shops, bars and restaurants. The charming art-deco station building has toilets and coffee shops. You’ll also find 706 parking spaces, in addition to plenty of bike storage. You can book parking on the APCOA website here . This station has a ticket office, open 7 days a week, as well as…
new timetables, We recently supported Young Art Oxford’s annual art competition to showcase the artistic gifts of Oxfordshire’s most talented young artists on our latest timetables. The timetables, which came into effect on 20 May, feature the artwork of Young Art Oxford competition winners and will be seen by thousands of customers travelling on the entire Chiltern route between London Marylebone, Birmingham, Oxford and Aylesbury. The…
Chiltern Railways named best operator for journeys from Birmingham and Oxford to London Passengers have once again rated Chiltern Railways the top operator for journeys to the West Midlands and Oxford from London in the National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS) customer polls. In NRPS’ survey of Chiltern’s passengers, 90% of people said overall the Chiltern Railways service was good or satisfactory across the whole route, higher than the national…