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Advice for Chiltern customers travelling during May Bank Holiday weekend Chiltern Railways customers are being asked to plan ahead and warned that services will be much busier than normal across the Early May Bank Holiday weekend (Saturday 1 May – Monday 3 May). Major improvement work will be carried out on the West Coast Main Line route between Birmingham New Street and London Euston, with Chiltern Railways being the only direct route for…
Chiltern Railways announces it's May timetable and boosts links to Stratford-upon-Avon Chiltern Railways have announced their new timetable which will more than double the number of direct trains between Stratford-upon-Avon and London Marylebone. The new timetable will also see changes aimed at improving performance and creating capacity. From May direct trains between London and Stratford will increase in both directions from three to six on…
Santa talking to children on the Santa Train If you happened to be at Birmingham Moor Street station on Saturday 16 December, you would have seen a very unusual sight – Santa Claus and his elves welcoming excited children from Birmingham Children’s Hospital as they embarked on a magical journey to London on board the Chiltern Santa Train. The festive train, which was unveiled by Chiltern Railways as the UK’s fastest sleigh earlier this month,…
16 Aug 2017 17:18, Preparation for the brand new high-speed railway will take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 August 2017. As a result, Euston station will be closed and trains and stations on the Chiltern line are expected to be extremely busy. Buckinghamshire residents who commute to and from railway stations between Haddenham & Thame Parkway and Marylebone are advised to check the timetable for…
Travel Advisory for Chiltern Railways customers travelling on 15th and 16th August Chiltern Railways are advising customers travelling on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August that due to engineering work, the line will be closed between High Wycombe and Aylesbury, Bicester Village and Bicester North. As a result, there will be no through trains between Marylebone and Bicester Village/Oxford, nor between Marylebone and Birmingham - journey times…
16 Aug 2017 17:17 Preparation for the brand new high-speed railway will take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 August 2017. As a result, London Euston station will be closed and trains and stations on the Chiltern line are expected to be extremely busy. Residents on the Aylesbury via Amersham line are advised that trains will run at a reduced service during the works. Additionally, buses will replace trains…,…
Leaf Fall, Aylesbury to London Marylebone via Amersham line, During leaf fall season, trains running, to, London on the, Aylesbury - London, via Amersham line will depart 3 minutes earlier than usual. Leaf fall season will run from Sunday October 7th until Thursday 20th December 2018 on this line. If you travel on services between Aylesbury towards London via Amersham, please pick up a new leaf fall pocket timetable from our staffed stations or,…
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…
Chiltern Railways is the number 1 Midlands and Oxford operator, Passengers have rated Chiltern Railways the best train company to London from the Midlands Oxford in the National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS), released today. The NRPS is commissioned by the independent body Transport Focus, who represent the views of rail passengers nationally, and is based on analysis of overall satisfaction and 30 individual aspects of service. 91% of customers…
Travel advice for LUL and WMT customers Due to a shortage of train drivers on West Midlands Trains and planned strike action on the London Underground, Chiltern Railways are working to help WMT and LUL customers complete their journey. From Monday 2nd August, Chiltern will be putting in additional stops on some services due to a shortage of train drivers at West Midlands Trains. Of particular note, the 17.47 Marylebone – Birmingham Snow Hill…
Chiltern Railways warns of engineering works taking place on 11th and 12th January Chiltern Railways has advised customers travelling on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th January 2020 that the line between London Marylebone and Wembley Stadium/Harrow-on-the-Hill is closed all day due to engineering works. As a result, no Chiltern Railways trains will operate in or out of Marylebone and all journeys will be affected. This work forms part of Britain’s…
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…
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…
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 and this could also…
Information and Tickets, Provision of Travel information during the journey, Our trains have signage above the internal doors, giving information about the location and availability of onboard toilets. Information regarding the next station will be announced onboard and through customer information screens. In the case of delays there will be information announced at appropriate intervals and further information can be found on our website via…
The 16-17 Saver will be valid on services provided by all English and Welsh train operating companies, including cross-border journeys into Scotland. The card will not be valid on ScotRail or Caledonian Sleeper services at the time of launch.
Yes - if you have purchased a ticket and your train is cancelled or delayed, and you choose not to travel, you may return the unused ticket to the original retailer from which the ticket was purchased and you will be given a full refund with no administration fee being charged. This applies to all tickets including those that are usually non-refundable. You must write to the original retailer or Train Company (from whom the ticket was purchased…
Please be advised that, customers will be unable to purchase any Smartcard tickets between 0900 and 1700 on Thursday 25th February, . This is due to an industry-wide update to Smartcards. , Tickets bought on Smartcards before or after that time will not be affected and will work at the gates as expected, , so customers already holding Smartcards with valid products will be able to use their card as normal. We are very sorry for the inconvenience…
Our new timetable will start on the 9 December 2018 and run until 18 May 2019. This builds on our previous timetable but with some further improvements. Our train times are available online and through our website and app. To support our environmental aims and as the audience for the full printed timetable reduces we are now printing fewer copies of these. We would encourage you to please consider our online options. If you still require a…
• Chiltern Railways is still running trains between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone this weekend, while engineering works take place on other lines (Birmingham New Street and London Euston) but warns customers to “check your journey before you travel”. • Services will be extremely busy, and customers should buy before travel and leave plenty of time for their journey Chiltern Railways is gearing up for the Bank…