Customers warned ‘check before you travel’ ahead of key London Marylebone upgrades
Customers travelling on the Chiltern Main Line have been warned to check before travelling next weekend (14 and 15 March) as key upgrade works are completed.
Engineering teams will be working on a mile-long section of track around West Ruislip station, replacing old rail sleepers with new concrete equivalents, updating track and renewing ballast on the line.
Similar work will take place close to Birmingham New Street station on a half-mile section of track which will be upgraded to modern standards. While the railway is closed, Network Rail teams will also be working on the approach to London Marylebone, updating and refurbishing track switches and crossings.
These projects will improve reliability on the railway and ensure passengers can have confidence in train services for decades to come.
As a result, anyone travelling on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March should be aware that no Chiltern Railways services will run into or out of London Marylebone.
There will also be no services south of Gerrards Cross or Amersham and no trains will run south of Bicester North from Birmingham.
Rail replacement buses will run between Bicester North and Bicester Village and between Gerrards Cross and Hillingdon.
Neil Gaskin, Network Rail Central route Programme Director, said:
“These upgrades are vital to ensuring trains run reliably and on time.
"I would like to thank passengers for their patience while the work takes place."
Michael Stewart, Commercial and Customer Strategy Director at Chiltern Railways, said:
“I understand that no trains to or from London Marylebone for an entire weekend will significantly inconvenience our customers. I want to thank them for their patience during these works which are crucial for the future reliability of the railway.
“Please check your journeys ahead of travelling in the area on the affected weekend as they will be heavily disrupted.”
Customers can find more details about services here - Rail Engineering works: Marylebone 14 March | National Rail.
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- Chiltern Railways is part of the Arriva group, one of the leading providers of passenger transport in Europe, employing around 36,200 people and delivering around 1.5 billion passenger journeys across 11 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.