Chiltern Railways urge customers to check before they travel this week and next ahead of industrial action
Chiltern Railways is asking customers to check before they travel due to upcoming industrial action affecting the network. On Saturday 26 August and Saturday 2 September, Chiltern Railways will be running a limited service between 08:00 and 22:30 due to strike action by the RMT.
As a result, Chiltern Railways will not be operating any services north of Banbury, and will be operating a significantly reduced service on other routes.
On Friday 1 September, Chiltern Railways will not be running services on any route due to strike action by ASLEF.
Services on Sunday 27 August and Sunday 3 September will start later than usual (approximately 09:00). On Sunday 27 August, an enhanced timetable will be in operation during the afternoon and evening owing to an event at Wembley Stadium.
Customers are reminded to check before they travel throughout this period on the Chiltern Railways website (www.chilternrailways.co.uk) or app, as their usual train times will not be the same on days that industrial action is taking place.
Service summary
Saturday 26 August
Due to planned RMT industrial action a very limited service will be in operation. Please only travel if essential and check before you travel. Pre-booked tickets for this date can be used on Friday 25 August or up to and including Tuesday 29 August.
- 1 train per hour will operate between London Marylebone and Oxford, Aylesbury and Banbury respectively.
- CrossCountry will be operating a limited 1 train per hour service connecting Banbury, Leamington Spa and Birmingham New Street.
- No trains will operate between Banbury, Birmingham Moor Street and Stourbridge Junction.
- No Chiltern Railways services will operate to Stratford Upon Avon.
Friday 1 September
Due to planned ASLEF industrial action no train services will run across the entire Chiltern Railways network. Pre-booked tickets can be used on Thursday 31 August or up to and including Tuesday 5 September.
Saturday 2 September
Due to planned RMT industrial action a very limited service will be in operation. Please only travel if essential and check before you travel. Pre-booked tickets for this date can be used on Thursday 31 August or up to and including Tuesday 5 September.
- 1 train per hour will operate between London Marylebone and Oxford, Aylesbury and Banbury respectively.
- CrossCountry will be operating a limited 1 train per hour service connecting Banbury, Leamington Spa and Birmingham New Street.
- No trains will operate between Banbury, Birmingham Moor Street and Stourbridge Junction.
- No Chiltern Railways services will operate to Stratford Upon Avon.
Ongoing HS2 engineering work between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury
Customers are also reminded that the railway between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough will remain closed until Sunday 29 October. This closure will enable HS2 to construct over a mile of track and signalling equipment, allowing the new high-speed line to pass beneath the existing railway to the south of Aylesbury. Chiltern Railways will be operating an hourly rail replacement service in each direction during the closure, including additional services from September when schoolchildren return after the summer holidays.
Contact Information
Matt Turner
Notes to editors
About Chiltern
- 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 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.