Chiltern Railways wins Highly Commended award for Community Projects at National Rail Awards
Chiltern Railways has been Highly Commended for its Community Rail Projects at the National Rail Awards (NRAs).
Chiltern’s stakeholder team and colleagues have helped deliver more than 25 community rail projects in the past 12 months.
Key projects have included rail confidence sessions, station garden expansions, active travel maps, literacy programmes and rail safety talks.
Joined by key community partners from Heart of England CRP and Oxfordshire Community Rail Partnership, the operator was recognised for its community projects in the Outstanding Contribution to Society category at the NRAs.
The operator was presented the award at Grosvenor House in London on Thursday 12 September.
Tony Baxter, Operations Director at Chiltern Railways, who attended the awards, said:
“I am delighted that Chiltern colleagues were recognised for their hard work and determination in delivering key community projects over the past 12 months.
“It was also a pleasure to be joined by some of our key community partners at the National Rail Awards I am proud of the ongoing work across our network which adds significant value to local communities.”
More information on Chiltern’s community work can be viewed here.
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- 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.