Chiltern customers asked to check before they travel ahead of industrial action between 1-9 December
Chiltern Railways is asking customers to check before they travel due to upcoming ASLEF industrial action on the network.
Due to an overtime ban on Friday 1 December, Saturday 2 December and between Monday 4 and Saturday 9 December, a limited timetable will be in operation across the Chiltern Railways network. Customers should ensure they check their full journey before they travel.
Trains will be busier than usual for the duration of the industrial action, particularly on Thursday 7 December, when local operators CrossCountry and Great Western Railway (GWR) are not operating any services.
On Friday 1 December, Chiltern Railways will not be serving Wembley Stadium station. Customers attending the England v Netherlands game at Wembley Stadium are advised to use TfL/London Underground services to reach the stadium on this day.
On Sunday 3 December, no Chiltern Railways services will operate due to strike action.
Strike action is taking place across multiple dates at different train operating companies. If customers are travelling with more than one operator, they should check their full journey with the relevant companies for connecting journeys next week.
Customers can find out further information on Chiltern Railways services during this period by visiting www.chilternrailways.co.uk/strike.
Service levels
Friday 1 December
- Two trains per hour between London Marylebone and Oxford
- One train per hour between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street
- One train per hour between London Marylebone and Aylesbury Vale Parkway
- One train per hour between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury
- Shuttle service between 0730 and 1900 from Stratford upon Avon to Leamington Spa
Saturday 2 December and Saturday 9 December
- One train per hour between London Marylebone and Oxford
- One train per hour between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street
- One train per hour between London Marylebone and Aylesbury via High Wycombe
- One train per hour between Aylesbury Vale Parkway and Amersham (for connections to LUL services)
- Shuttle service between 0830 and 1900 from Stratford upon Avon to Leamington Spa
Sunday 3 December
- No Chiltern Railways services will operate on any route
Monday 4 December to Friday 8 December
- Two trains per hour between London Marylebone and Oxford
- One train per hour between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street
- One train per hour between London Marylebone and Aylesbury Vale Parkway
- One train per hour between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury
- Shuttle service between 0730 and 1900 from Stratford upon Avon to Leamington Spa
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.