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Folding bicycles, are permitted on Chiltern services at all times provided they are fully folded and stored without hindering other passengers, Regular bicycles, are carried (except tandems) on any Chiltern Railways train on, Saturdays, Sundays or Public Holidays, subject to space being available, and at the discretion of our staff. On, Mondays to Fridays, you can also use most of our trains. The only exceptions are our busiest peak hour…
We are currently experiencing low temperature conditions and possible snowfall and further icy conditions are forecast across our routes. This may impact the service we are able to provide. We are intending to operate our normal timetable, but some trains may be delayed or have a different number of carriages. When the weather is colder it’s harder to couple and uncouple trains and we need to take extra safety precautions.
25 Jul 2017 15:44, Chiltern Railways has announced it will provide over 70,000 additional seats on services between Oxford and London during the Network Rail improvement works which start this Saturday 23 July and run through until Sunday 30 July 2017. The railway upgrade, which will mean a nine-day closure of the line between Oxford, Didcot and Banbury, will affect train services operated by CrossCountry and Great Western Railway. The Chiltern…
July 2018 Oxford Major Improvement Works Due to Network Rail major infrastructure improvement works from , July 7–22, and , July 28-29, Chiltern Railways trains will not serve Oxford station., , Trains will operate between Marylebone and stations to Bicester Village, Islip and Oxford Parkway, with some minor changes to timetables. Read more about the block here. On weekdays during the Oxford improvement works, (Monday 9 – Friday 20 July), ,…
Advice to Bucks customers travelling on 26 June and 11 July Chiltern Railways are advising Bucks customers travelling on Saturday 26 June and Sunday 11 July that there will be changes to train timetables due to key fixtures taking place at Wembley Stadium. On these dates Chiltern will be providing longer trains to/from Wembley. In order to facilitate this, rail replacement buses will operate all day between Beaconsfield and Aylesbury Vale…
Bank Holiday Travel Advice Major engineering works will take place between Birmingham New Street and Coventry via Birmingham International this bank holiday weekend (26-28 May) to improve customers’ journeys and this will mean a revised service is operating on all routes between Birmingham and London. Although our services are largely unaffected by engineering works, Chiltern Railways’ network will be the main route for passengers travelling…,…
Marylebone station is closed Sunday June 10 for the entire day and no Chiltern Railways trains will depart from/arrive into London Marylebone. This is due to necessary planned engineering work. Some Chiltern Railways trains will divert via London Paddington station. However, customers may need to change enroute to reach their destination. An amended timetable will operate, please download the correct timetable here. Please check your journey…,…
We'll be running special enhanced timetables on Thursday 15, Friday 16, Saturday 17, Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 August 2024. , Please take a look at the advice below to help you travel swiftly on our Taylor made train service!, If you're travelling to the concert: , Over these 5 days (15, 16, 17, 19 and 20 August) we'll be running an enhanced timetable for the Taylor Swift concerts held at Wembley Stadium. On each day, additional trains and more…
Passenger Assist, At Chiltern Railways we want to provide a great service for all our customers, including those with special travel needs or those who would appreciate a helping hand., What can our Assisted Travel Team help with?, Our Assisted Travel Team can help you in all kinds of situations, such as: Advice about access at the stations you want to use. Assisting you when you arrive at the station, change trains or reach your destination. If…
Eleni Jordan Chiltern Railway, the Arriva UK Trains company has announced the appointment of Eleni Jordan as its new Commercial Director. Chiltern, which holds a rail franchise until 2021, runs services between London Marylebone and the Midlands, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire including Birmingham Moor Street station, Oxford and a new station built by the company to serve visitors to the shopping destination, Bicester Village.…
Chiltern Railways more than double direct services between London and Stratford-upon-Avon The number of direct trains between Stratford-upon-Avon and London Marylebone has more than doubled today following the launch of the new Chiltern Railways timetable. The occasion was celebrated at Stratford-upon-Avon station by representatives of Chiltern Railways with local organisations and councils marking the departure of the first new direct service…
Kick Off: 16:30, We are expecting high volumes of passengers to travel to and from the event. As the kick-off time has been changed, we have had to make some special changes to the timetable, which are summarised below. The changes have been designed to help cater for the significant number of additional passengers expected to travel on our services to and from Wembley Stadium., Travel from High Wycombe, Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross, An…
Chiltern Railways named top operator for journeys between London and the West Midlands and Oxford Passengers have once again ranked Chiltern Railways as the best operator for journeys between London and the West Midlands and Oxford in the National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS). The survey revealed that 89% of customers on the companies West Midlands route and 88% on the Oxford route said that overall the Chiltern Railways service was good or…
An image of Marylebone station with lots of customers boarding trains Returning commuters are set for a boost with Chiltern Railways putting on an additional 2,200 seats every week by lengthening key services. In recent weeks customer numbers have risen as more commuters return to the office, which has resulted in some key peak time trains becoming busier, especially on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Chiltern Railways is committed to…
Leaf Fall Overgrown disused track near Princes Risborough in Autumn. Photo credit @yo_nelson instagram, Click here, to find out more about how leaf fall may affect your journey. , What’s wrong with leaves on the line?, Throughout Autumn wet leaves fall on the rails and are then crushed to a slippery pulp. This can cause our trains to slide when accelerating and braking, and potentially interfere with the safe working of track circuits.…
Leaf Fall Overgrown disused track near Princes Risborough in Autumn. Photo credit @yo_nelson instagram, Click here, to find out more about how leaf fall may affect your journey., What’s wrong with leaves on the line?, Throughout Autumn wet leaves fall on the rails and are then crushed to a slippery pulp. This can cause our trains to slide when accelerating and braking, and potentially interfere with the safe working of track circuits.…
Recent heavy rainfall has led to a landslip affecting the Chiltern main line near Bicester North station. Network Rail are undertaking urgent repairs on Sunday 14 and Monday 15 January. A reduced service is able to run between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone stations, however t rains will start/terminate at either Bicester North or Haddenham & Thame Parkway depending on direction of travel, with a limited replacement bus…
Rail passengers travelling between the Midlands and London are being advised that train services are expected to be extremely busy over the upcoming Easter bank holiday weekend due to essential engineering works. Chiltern Railways and Network Rail are advising people to travel either side of the bank holiday weekend (Thursday 14 April and Tuesday 19 April) before and after the essential upgrades. Customers are warned that all services are…
In Summer 2023 we launched our Right Route 2030 vision, setting out how we intend to modernise and decarbonise our operations to deliver easier, greener, and better train travel for our communities. , We recognise the feedback we have had from customers across the route: current seating capacity is being outgrown by rising levels of demand, and there is a clear need to modernise and improve this railway for future generations. We will always be…
Cleaner cleaning handrail on train On Wednesday 20th October 2021 we are celebrating, Thank Your Cleaner Day,, an international day to take time to appreciate the hard, often unseen, work cleaning teams undertake. Here at Chiltern Railways, we have always been tremendously proud of our cleaning teams, who take great pride in their work to ensure our services and stations are clean, safe and welcoming to both customers and staff alike. Although…