Chiltern Railways announce festive timetable
Customers travelling with Chiltern Railways are advised to check their journeys and allow extra time ahead of travelling this festive period. Services are expected to be busy and trains will finish earlier than usual on different days between Saturday 21 December and Wednesday 1 January inclusive. Customers should book tickets ahead of travelling using the Chiltern Railways website or app.
Saturday 21 December and Sunday 22 December
The railway is closed between Great Missenden and Aylesbury Vale Parkway all day due to engineering works. No Chiltern Railways train services will operate between London Marylebone and Aylesbury Vale Parkway (via Amersham). Rail replacement buses will operate between Amersham and Aylesbury Vale Parkway, connecting with London Underground Metropolitan line services to / from Baker Street at Amersham.
Monday 23 December
Southbound trains from Aylesbury Vale Parkway and stations to Chorleywood inclusive are amended to depart up to 3 minutes earlier.
Tuesday 24 December - Christmas Eve
Southbound trains from Aylesbury Vale Parkway and stations to Chorleywood inclusive are amended to depart up to 3 minutes earlier.
Train services will finish earlier than usual on all our routes. Last trains are confirmed as below.
Northbound:
20.02 Marylebone - Birmingham Moor Street
20.06 Marylebone - Oxford
20.30 Marylebone - Banbury
20.57 Marylebone - Aylesbury Vale Parkway (via Amersham)
21.10 Marylebone - Aylesbury (via High Wycombe)
Southbound:
20.10 Aylesbury Vale Parkway - Marylebone (via Amersham)
20.11 Birmingham Snow Hill - Marylebone
20.24 Aylesbury - Marylebone (via High Wycombe)
20.45 Oxford - Marylebone
Wednesday 25 December - Christmas Day
No Chiltern Railways service.
Thursday 26 December - Boxing Day
Two trains an hour will be in operation between 8am and 9pm on Boxing Day, calling at London Marylebone, Wembley Stadium, Gerrards Cross, Beaconsfield, High Wycombe, Princes Risborough, Haddenham & Thame Parkway, Bicester Village and Oxford Parkway.
More information on the Boxing Day service can be viewed here.
Friday 27 December
Services between London Marylebone and Oxford are expected to be very busy due to no main line trains running to or from London Paddington on other routes.
An amended timetable will be in operation, with some additional and lengthened trains between London Marylebone - Bicester Village - Oxford. No trains will call at Sudbury Hill Harrow and Sudbury & Harrow Road.
Friday 27 December – Sunday 29 December inclusive
The railway is closed between Great Missenden and Aylesbury all day due to engineering works. No Chiltern Railways train services will operate between London Marylebone and Aylesbury Vale Parkway (via Amersham). Rail replacement buses will operate between Amersham and Aylesbury Vale Parkway, connecting with London Underground Metropolitan line services to / from Baker Street at Amersham.
Monday 30 December
An amended weekday timetable will be in operation.
Southbound trains from Aylesbury Vale Parkway and stations to Chorleywood inclusive are amended to depart up to 3 minutes earlier.
Tuesday 31 December - New Year's Eve
Southbound trains from Aylesbury Vale Parkway and stations to Chorleywood inclusive are amended to depart up to 3 minutes earlier. No trains will call at Sudbury Hill Harrow and Sudbury & Harrow Road.
An amended weekday timetable will be in operation. In particular, the following late night timetable alterations from London Marylebone apply:
The following trains are cancelled:
23.07 Marylebone - Birmingham Moor Street
23:57 London Marylebone - Aylesbury Vale Parkway
00:01 London Marylebone - Oxford
00:05 London Marylebone - Banbury
00:10 London Marylebone - Aylesbury (via High Wycombe)
The following late night additional trains will operate:
00:30 London Marylebone - High Wycombe
00:40 London Marylebone - Aylesbury (via Amersham)
00:45 London Marylebone - Oxford
00:50 London Marylebone - Banbury
01:10 London Marylebone - Aylesbury (via High Wycombe)
01:40 London Marylebone - Aylesbury (via Amersham)
01:45 London Marylebone - Oxford
01:50 London Marylebone - Banbury
02:00 London Marylebone - Aylesbury (via High Wycombe)
Wednesday 1 January 2025 - New Year's Day
An amended Sunday-style timetable will be in operation all day, with a slightly later than usual start of service.
The railway is closed between Amersham and Aylesbury all day due to engineering works. Rail replacement buses will operate between Amersham and Aylesbury Vale Parkway, connecting with London Underground Metropolitan Line services to/from Baker Street at Amersham.
To provide extra train capacity due to the London Euston - Birmingham New Street line closure, an enhanced Chiltern Railways service will operate between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street, with some lengthened and additional trains.
Due to over-length trains, Kings Sutton, Hatton and Lapworth will be served by rail replacement buses as follows (these buses should be used for local journeys to / from Kings Sutton, Hatton and Lapworth only):
Bicester North - Kings Sutton - Banbury
Warwick Parkway - Hatton - Lapworth – Dorridge
Rail replacement buses will also operate between Leamington Spa - Warwick - Stratford Upon Avon Parkway - Stratford Upon Avon for the entire day, connecting with trains at Leamington Spa.
Thursday 2 January
Normal weekday service.
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Notes to editors
- Chiltern Railways is part of the Arriva group, one of the leading providers of passenger transport in Europe, employing around 38,000 people and delivering around 1.5 billion passenger journeys across 10 European countries.
- Chiltern operates commuter/regional rail passenger services from its Central London terminus at London Marylebone along the M40 corridor to destinations in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, as well as long-distance services to the West Midlands along two routes. Services on the Chiltern Main Line run from London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill, Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford, with some peak-hour services to Stourbridge Junction.
- Chiltern also runs trains on the London to Aylesbury Line to Aylesbury (with some trains terminating at Aylesbury Vale Parkway instead), on the Princes Risborough to Aylesbury and Oxford to Bicester branch lines.