Our new timetable starts on 20 May 2018. Changes in the new timetable are targeted to improve performance and create capacity, these include:, Weekday changes, 0910 Oxford-Marylebone no longer stops at Beaconsfield at 0957. 0907 Banbury-Marylebone stops additionally at Beaconsfield at 1003, but no longer stops at Gerrards Cross at 1008. 0822 Birmingham Snow Hill-Marylebone calls additionally at Gerrards Cross at 1016. 1901 Oxford-Marylebone…

Chiltern Railways introducing new timetable from Sunday 16 May

Chiltern Railways introducing new timetable from Sunday 16 May Chiltern Railways will be introducing a new timetable from Sunday 16 May in preparation for the next phase of the government’s roadmap in England. The train operator has been running a reduced timetable since March 2020, ensuring that vital train services for key workers continue to run throughout the Coronavirus outbreak. The new timetable will increase capacity and improve…

Community Rail

What is Community Rail?, Community rail is a movement that brings together local people, organisations and train operating companies like us to enhance the railway for the benefit of local communities. Along the Chiltern Railways network, our Community Rail Partnerships, station adoption groups and more work to make stations more welcoming and accessible, promote sustainable travel, and preserve the unique heritage of our route while looking to…

Investing to Improve in Your Journey

Investing to Improve for 2021, Throughout the years we at Chiltern have worked hard to make improvements to our stations, journey times and customer experience., This has included introducing services to Oxford, building and transforming stations, and supporting community projects. Over the last year, our staff and customers have worked tirelessly to keep the nation moving and safe. We're very proud of what we have achieved and have chosen a few…

Chiltern Railways announces it's May timetable and boosts links to Stratford-upon-Avon

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…

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Travel Advice for Chiltern customers travelling over the August Bank Holiday Weekend

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…

Fuelling System Fault

Updated: 10 November 2024, Problem, We are currently experiencing a fault with the train fuelling system at one of our main depots and cannot fuel our trains at that location. This means that we need to run slightly fewer trains than normal. We apologise for the frustration and inconvenience that these cancellations will cause. We have now found a solution and so the problem will be fixed after the weekend. A normal service will resume on Monday…

Travel Advisory for Chiltern Railways customers travelling on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st January

Travel Advisory for Chiltern Railways customers travelling on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st January Chiltern Railways are advising customers travelling on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st January that due to engineering work, the line will be closed between Wembley and Bicester all weekend. As a result, there will be no through trains between Marylebone and Gerrards Cross/Beaconsfield/High Wycombe, between Marylebone and Bicester Village/Oxford,…