Chiltern Railways customers reminded that all train times change from 21 May
Chiltern Railways has reminded customers that every train time will change from Sunday 21 May, when the May 2023 timetable comes into effect. The operator is urging customers to check before they travel as their usual journeys may not be the same.
Chiltern’s May 2023 timetable changes reflect the ongoing rail recovery, changing commuter patterns and a boom in weekend leisure travel. In collaboration with Network Rail and neighbouring train operators, the new timetable builds on the data-driven capacity improvements made in December 2022.
The timetable update also provides customers with regular departure times throughout most of the day that are easier to remember, and improved connectivity across the Chiltern network.
Additional peak capacity has been maintained on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with further increased service frequencies in the West Midlands on key commuter routes in collaboration with West Midlands Trains. This means that a regular, 15-minute service will be in operation between Dorridge and Birmingham Moor Street.
Short-term alterations to the new timetable will be in place until 10 June to support the ongoing enhancement of services between Oxford and London due to the closure of the Nuneham Viaduct.
All of the changes in Chiltern’s May timetable are designed to put carriages and services where they are needed most throughout the week based on customer demand, with the aim of improving customer experience, connectivity between stations and the reliability of service.
Due to every train time on the network changing, Chiltern Railways is urging customers to triple-check their journey before they travel.
Customers can find more information about the May 2023 timetable change and what it means for their local station by visiting https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/may23timetable.
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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. Arriva are part of Deutsche Bahn (DB), one of the world’s leading passenger and logistics companies, responsible for DB's passenger transport services outside Germany.
- 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 Kidderminster.
- 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.