Changes to your journey through Banbury and Oxford this Summer30 July – 14 August 2016

As part of our Railway Upgrade Plan, Network Rail will be carrying out major rail improvement work between Leamington Spa, Banbury, Bicester North, Oxford and Didcot Parkway this summer, and lines will be closed for up to 16 days. This will a� ect train services operated by Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry and Great Western Railway.

From Saturday 30 July until Sunday 14 August 2016, engineers will carry out fl ood protection work between Oxford and Didcot Parkway.

In addition, for nine days from Saturday 30 July until Sunday 7 August 2016 inclusive, the signalling in the Banbury area will be replaced with a more modern and reliable system which will be controlled from the West Midlands Signalling Centre in Birmingham.

Also, from Wednesday 3 to Sunday 7 August 2016, bridge repairs will be carried out on the North Cotswolds route between Oxford and Hanborough.

Rail replacement bus services will operate between Leamington Spa, Banbury and Bicester North; between Leamington Spa, Banbury, Oxford and Didcot Parkway; and between Banbury, Hanborough and Oxford.

The maps and information (overleaf) highlight the train and rail replacement services running during these works.

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Key Facts Contact Information

Network Rail Helpline03457 11 41 41

National Rail EnquiriesWebsite: nationalrail.co.ukContact Centre: 03457 484950 @nationalrailenq

Chiltern RailwaysWeb information: chilternrailways.co.uk/improvement-workCustomer Services: 03456 005 165 @chilternrailway

CrossCountryWeb information: crosscountrytrains.co.uk/works2016Customer Services: 03447 369123 @crosscountryuk

Great Western RailwayWeb information: GWR.com/Hinksey2016GWR Support: 0345 7000 125 @GWRHelp

Upgrading the Railway through Banbury and Oxford

Working for you.

new points installed

is being invested to remodel and upgrade Banbury infrastructure

new railway underbridge installed

metres of new rail will be installed

thousand tonnes of ballast will be laid

new rail fastenings will be used

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CHILTERN RAILWAYSTrains will run between:• London Marylebone and Bicester North• London Marylebone and Oxford

Parkway• Solihull and Birmingham Moor Street

Rail replacement coaches will run between:

• Bicester North – Warwick Parkway – Solihull.

• Bicester North – Banbury – Leamington Spa – Warwick – Warwick Parkway – Dorridge – Solihull.

• Bicester North – Banbury – Stratford Upon Avon.

• Leamington Spa – Warwick – Stratford Upon Avon Parkway – Stratford Upon Avon.

A minibus shuttle will serve Bicester North – Kings Sutton – Banbury, and Warwick Parkway – Hatton – Lapworth – Dorridge – Solihull.

CROSSCOUNTRYTrains will run between:• Manchester Piccadilly and Coventry • Didcot Parkway and Bournemouth• Newcastle and Birmingham New

Street/Birmingham International.

Rail replacement services will run between

• Coventry – Didcot Parkway non stop• Coventry – Leamington Spa –

Banbury – Oxford • Leamington Spa – Banbury – Oxford –

Didcot Parkway

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAYTrains will run between:• London Paddington and Didcot

Parkway• London Paddington and Hereford

via Cheltenham Spa and Worcester• Oxford and Worcester Shrub Hill

Rail replacement services will run between:

• Didcot Parkway – Oxford • Didcot Parkway – Appleford – Culham

– Radley• Didcot Parkway – Hanborough• Oxford – Tackley – Heyford – Kings

Sutton – Banbury• Oxford Parkway – Hanborough

Great Western Railway tickets are accepted on Chiltern Railways services between London Marylebone and Oxford Parkway, and on the 500 bus between Oxford Parkway and Oxford.

CHILTERN RAILWAYSTrains will run between• London Marylebone and

Bicester North• London Marylebone and Oxford

Parkway via Bicester Village• Leamington Spa and stations to

Birmingham, Kidderminster and Stratford Upon Avon

Rail replacement services will run between • Bicester Village – Warwick Parkway

(non-stop; morning and evening peaks only).

• Bicester Village – Banbury – Leamington Spa.

• Bicester Village – Banbury – Stratford Upon Avon.

A minibus shuttle will serve Bicester Village – Kings Sutton – Banbury.

CROSSCOUNTRYTrains will run between• Manchester Piccadilly and

Leamington Spa • Didcot Parkway and Bournemouth• Newcastle and Leamington Spa

(1 – 5 August)• Newcastle and Birmingham New

Street/Birmingham International (6 August)

Rail replacement services will run between• Leamington Spa – Didcot Parkway

(non-stop)• Leamington Spa – Banbury – Oxford • Banbury – Oxford – Didcot Parkway

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAYTrains will run between• London Paddington and Didcot

Parkway• London Paddington and Hereford via

Cheltenham Spa and Worcester

• Oxford and Worcester Shrub Hill (1 – 2 August)

• Hanborough and Worcester Shrub Hill (3 – 6 August)

Rail replacement services will run between• Didcot Parkway – Oxford • Didcot Parkway – Appleford – Culham

– Radley• Didcot Parkway – Hanborough• Oxford – Tackley – Heyford – Kings

Sutton – Banbury• Oxford – Hanborough (3 – 6 August)• Oxford – Kingham (3 – 5 August, peak

times calling at all stations)• Oxford Parkway – Hanborough

Great Western Railway tickets are accepted on Chiltern Railways services between London Marylebone and Oxford Parkway, and on the 500 bus between Oxford Parkway and Oxford.

CHILTERN RAILWAYSTrains will run between• London Marylebone and Bicester

North• London Marylebone and Oxford

Parkway via Bicester Village• London Marylebone and Aylesbury

Vale Park• London Marylebone and Aylesbury• Kidderminster, through Birmingham

stations to Solihull Rail replacement services will run between• Solihull – Warwick Parkway - Bicester

North• Solihull – Dorridge – Warwick

Parkway – Warwick – Leamington Spa – Banbury – Bicester North

• Stratford-upon-Avon – Banbury – Bicester North

• Stratford-upon-Avon – Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway – Warwick – Leamington Spa

CROSSCOUNTRYTrains will run between• Manchester Piccadilly and

Leamington Spa • Didcot Parkway and Bournemouth• Newcastle and Birmingham New

Street/Birmingham International

Rail replacement services will run between• Leamington Spa – Didcot Parkway

(non-stop)• Leamington Spa – Banbury – Oxford • Banbury – Oxford – Didcot Parkway

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAYTrains will run between• London Paddington and Didcot

Parkway• London Paddington and Hereford via

Cheltenham Spa and Worcester• Hanborough and Worcester Shrub Hill

Rail replacement services will run between• Didcot Parkway – Oxford • Didcot Parkway – Appleford – Culham

– Radley• Didcot Parkway – Hanborough• Oxford – Tackley – Heyford – Kings

Sutton – Banbury• Oxford – Hanborough• Oxford Parkway – Hanborough

Great Western Railway tickets are accepted on Chiltern Railways services between London Marylebone and Oxford Parkway, and on the 500 bus between Oxford Parkway and Oxford.

CHILTERN RAILWAYSChiltern Railways services are una� ected.

CROSSCOUNTRYTrains will run between• Manchester Piccadilly and Oxford • Didcot Parkway and Bournemouth• Newcastle and Oxford (8 – 12 August)• Newcastle and Birmingham New

Street/Birmingham International (13 – 14 August)

Rail replacement services will run between• Oxford and Didcot Parkway

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAYTrains will run between• London Paddington and Didcot

Parkway• London Paddington and Hereford via

Cheltenham Spa and Worcester• Oxford and Worcester Shrub Hill

Rail replacement services will run between• Didcot Parkway – Oxford • Didcot Parkway – Appleford – Culham

– Radley• Didcot Parkway – Hanborough

• Oxford – Tackley – Heyford – Kings Sutton – Banbury

• Hanborough – Kingham (8 – 12 August, peak times calling at all stations)

• Oxford Parkway – Hanborough

Great Western Railway tickets are accepted on Chiltern Railways services between London Marylebone and Oxford Parkway, and on the 500 bus between Oxford Parkway and Oxford.

Didcot Parkway

Culham

LondonPaddington

Appleford

Radley

Oxford

Heyford

Tackley

Kings Sutton

Charlbury

SwindonNewport

ToCardi� Central

and Swansea

BicesterVillage

BicesterNorth

500 local bus

Reading

Banbury

LeamingtonSpa

Warwick Parkway

CoventrySolihull

Warwick

Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway

Dorridge

Stratford-upon-Avon

Combe

Finsto

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Shipton

xxx

Not all stations are shown on this map.

Not all trains / buses will call at every station on the route.

Hanborough

OxfordParkway

WeekdayPeak times only

Arriva Trains WalesTrain service Rail replacement bus

Chiltern RailwaysCrossCountryGreat Western RailwayLondon Midland

Operator

x Trains will not call at Combe, Finstock, Ascott-under-Wychwood or Shipton. During peak times rail replacement buses will serve these stations.(Saturday) Shipton station will be served by trains going towardsWorcester only. Buses will run from Kingham to Shipton and Charlbury forconnections with services to Oxford.

Ascott-

under-W

ychwood

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To Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton Central and Bournemouth

To Birmingham New Street and the northTo Birmingham Snow Hill

GloucesterCheltenham Spa

Ashchurch for Tewkesbury

London Marylebone

Princes Risborough

High Wycombe

Gerrards Cross

Moreton-in

-Marsh

Worceste

r Shrub Hill

Worceste

r Foreg

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Hereford

Didcot Parkway

Culham

LondonPaddington

Appleford

Radley

Oxford

Heyford

Tackley

Kings Sutton

Banbury

Charlbury

SwindonNewport

ToCardi� Central

and Swansea

LeamingtonSpa

Warwick Parkway

BicesterVillage

CoventrySolihull

Stratford-upon-Avon

BicesterNorth

500 local bus

Reading

Warwick

Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway

Dorridge

Combe

Finsto

ck

Shipton

xxx

Not all stations are shown on this map.

Not all trains / buses will call at every station on the route.

Hanborough

OxfordParkway

Ascott-

under-W

ychwood

x

To Birmingham New Street and the northTo Birmingham Snow Hill

Moreton-in

-Marsh

Worceste

r Shrub Hill

Worceste

r Foreg

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Hereford

Ashchurch for Tewkesbury

London Marylebone

Princes Risborough

High Wycombe

Gerrards Cross

To Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton Central and Bournemouth

GloucesterCheltenham Spa

Hanborough

OxfordParkway

Didcot Parkway

Culham

To Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton Central and Bournemouth

LondonPaddington

Appleford

Radley

Oxford

Heyford

Tackley

Kings Sutton

Banbury

Charlbury

Moreton-in

-Marsh

Worceste

r Shrub Hill

Worceste

r Foreg

ate Stre

et

Hereford

SwindonNewport

ToCardi� Central

and Swansea

London Marylebone

LeamingtonSpa

WarwickParkway

BicesterVillage

Coventry

To Birmingham New Street and the northTo Birmingham Snow Hill

Solihull

Stratford-upon-Avon

Ashchurch for Tewkesbury

500 local bus

Princes Risborough

High Wycombe

Gerrards Cross

Reading

Warwick

Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway

Dorridge

Weekday Peak times

and Saturday

CombeFin

stock

Shipton

xxx

Not all stations are shown on this map.

Not all trains / buses will call at every station on the route.

Peak times only

Ascott-

under-W

ychwod

x

Culham (Science Park)

WeekdayPeaktimesonly

BicesterNorth

Chiltern Railways replacement buses will operate to/from Bicester Village station Mon-Fri only Chiltern Railways replacement buses will operate to/from Bicester North on Saturday

Saturday

Mondayto Friday

Oxford to Hanborough services

Monday and TuesdayTrains will run between Oxford and Hanborough.

Wednesday to SaturdayBuses will run between Oxford and Hanborough.

GloucesterCheltenham Spa

Didcot Parkway

Culham

LondonPaddington

Appleford

Radley

Oxford

Heyford

Tackley

Kings Sutton

Banbury

Combe

Finsto

ck

Charlbury

Shipton

SwindonNewport

ToCardi  Central

and Swansea

LeamingtonSpa

Warwick Parkway

BicesterVillage

CoventrySolihull

Stratford-upon-Avon

BicesterNorth

500 local bus

Reading

Warwick

Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway

Dorridge

xx

Not all stations are shown on this map.

Not all trains / buses will call at every station on the route.

Hanborough

OxfordParkway

Saturday only

Ascott-

under-W

ychwood

x

x

Moreton-in

-Marsh

Worceste

r Shrub Hill

Worceste

r Foreg

ate Stre

et

Hereford

London Marylebone

Princes Risborough

High Wycombe

Gerrards Cross

Ashchurch for Tewkesbury

To Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton Central and Bournemouth

To Birmingham New Street and the northTo Birmingham Snow Hill

GloucesterCheltenham Spa

Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 July 2016 Monday 01 – Saturday 06 August 2016 Sunday 07 August 2016 Monday 08 – Sunday 14 August 2016