Storm Darragh: Essential travel only and reduced service on Saturday 7 December
Chiltern Railways’ customers are advised to only travel if absolutely necessary on Saturday 7 December due to strong winds and rain expected throughout the day.
Weather warnings have been issued as a result of Storm Darragh, causing significant disruption across the network.
A reduced timetable will be in operation with one train per hour in service on all routes. Journey planners have been updated.
Chiltern customers with tickets on Saturday can use their ticket on Sunday 8 December (subject to the storm subsiding), Monday 9 December or Tuesday 10 December instead.
Tony Baxter, Operations Director at Chiltern Railways, said:
“I urge customers to only travel if essential on Saturday and take extra care as Storm Darragh will cause disruption to our services.
“Strong winds can significantly impact railway infrastructure, including blowing trees or other objects onto the line and unfortunately the storm is set to affect our network throughout Saturday.
“Customers with valid tickets on Saturday can use their ticket on Sunday (8 December), Monday (9 December), or Tuesday (10 December), instead.”
Customers can check their journeys here.
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Notes to editors
- 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.