Rail upgrades between Birmingham and London Marylebone this weekend
Customers travelling between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone this weekend are being advised of journey changes while engineering upgrades take place.
The essential work, which includes track and drainage improvements, will help provide better and more reliable journeys for customers and freight services.
Across the weekend, Network Rail’s teams will be carry out track replacement near Sudbury Hill station, track maintenance at Oxford, and drainage improvement at Banbury.
It means the Chiltern main line will be closed between Wembley Stadium and Denham all day on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 November, and between Bicester North and Leamington Spa on Sunday morning.
The work will affect Chiltern Railways' services and journeys will take longer than usual with rail replacement bus services in operation.
Neil Gaskin, Programme Director for Network Rail's Central route, said: “These essential railway upgrades and maintenance will help keep the Chiltern main line more reliable for years to come. This work has been carefully planned to keep disruption to a minimum while delivering the most future benefits for passengers and freight and I thank passengers for their patience.
“If you're planning to travel, plan ahead and check before you travel for the latest journey information and travel advice.”
Michael Stewart, Commercial and Customer Strategy Director at Chiltern Railways, said: "I would like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding as vital engineering work by Network Rail will affect journeys on our route between London and the West Midlands this weekend.
"Please check your journeys ahead of travelling as they may be disrupted or involve a rail replacement bus."
Passengers should check www.nationalrail.co.uk or with Chiltern Railways for the latest journey information and travel advice.
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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.