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General Information Notes and Symbols General Information Notes and Symbols This timetable includes all Chiltern Railways services On Mondays to Fridays you can also use most of There are no restrictions on folding bikes at any GW Great Western Railway between Banbury, Kings Sutton, Bicester North, our trains, with the exception of our busiest peak time, provided they are fully folded. For information t Trains with tables and power points Bicester Village, Haddenham & Thame Parkway and hour services. For the safety and comfort of all our about cycle storage facilities at our stations see our ; Hybrid train comprised of both silver and London Marylebone. Great Western Railway services passengers bikes are not allowed at any point during website. commuter carriages between Banbury and Kings Sutton are also included. the journey on any train: / Silver train including Business Zone carriage Other services also run between Banbury, Cycles can be hired from just outside a Bicycles are not permitted on board at any point Kings Sutton and Bicester Village (via Oxford) to • Arriving at London Marylebone, Oxford or London Marylebone station. For information visit during this service London Paddington. Birmingham Moor Street from 0745 to 1000. www.tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/santander-cycles. e Continued in later column • Leaving London Marylebone, Oxford or f Continued from earlier column Off-Peak Travel Birmingham Moor Street from 1630 to 1930. Safety Information a Arrival time h First train to London available for holders of Off- • Non-folding bicycles are not permitted for In almost all emergency situations it is safest to stay b Departure time only. Change at Banbury for the Peak Day Return, Off-Peak Return, Off-Peak and Day any part of the journey on the train that leaves on the train and then listen for instructions from a connecting service departing at 0724 Travelcards (includes unlimited travel on London’s Bicester North at 0623 on weekday mornings, member of staff. c Off-peak tickets are not valid on this service which tubes and buses). No restrictions on Saturdays, Haddenham & Thame Parkway 0635, arrives into London Marylebone at 0959 Sundays or Public Holidays. Additional restrictions Princes Risborough 0644, High Wycombe 0654 • If you are in immediate danger and have to d Departure time apply to Groupsave and other promotional tickets. and Beaconsfield 0702 and arrives at leave the train, avoid walking on the track. e Arrives 8 minutes earlier Please check before you travel to ensure your ticket London Marylebone at 0728. This is due to the • If possible, exit directly onto a walkway or f Arrives 5 minutes later Fridays only is valid on your intended train. type of train used to form this service. embankment. g Arrives 4 minutes later Fridays only • Make sure you familiarise yourself with the safety Bikes on Trains Trains shown in this timetable with the symbol a instructions carried on every train, normally h Departs 9 minutes later Subject to space being available, and at the means that bikes are not permitted on board at any located by the doors. j Arrives 5 minutes earlier discretion of our staff, you can take your bike point during this service. • Fire extinguishers are carried on every train. k Arrives 13 minutes earlier (except tandems) on any Chiltern Railways train on Please acquaint yourself with their locations. Saturdays, Sundays or Public Holidays. We are sorry but bikes can not be taken on rail B Until 9 September replacement buses at any time. C Train with tables and power points Monday to Thursday only FO Service operates Fridays only FX Service operates Monday to Thursday nights only SO Service operates Friday night / Saturday morning only SX Service operates Monday to Thursday nights / Tuesday to Friday mornings only Mondays to Fridays GW GW GW t a t t t a t a a / a t a t a a / a a ; a a / a t a t a t t Banbury d 0517 • 0559 • • 0608 • 0628 0631 • 0659 • • 0724 • 0728 0750 0806 • • 0827 0841 • 0902c • 0907† 0931 Kings Sutton d 0522 • • • • 0613 • 0633 0636 • • • • 0657b • 0733 0755 • • • • • • • • 0912† • Bicester North d 0533 • 0611 • 0623 • • • 0646 • 0711 0717 • 0740 • • 0807 • • • 0841 0855 • • • 0930e† 0943 Bicester Village d • 0552 • 0617 • • 0640 • • 0659 • • 0735 • 0759 • • • 0820 0836 • • 0859 • 0925† • • Haddenham & Thame d 0545 0606 0622 • 0635 • • • • 0711 • 0730 • 0752 0811 • • • • • 0852 • 0911 • • 0942† 0954 Princes Risborough a • 0613 • 0635 0643 • • • • 0718 • • • • 0818 • • • 0839 0851 • • 0918 • 0941 • • High Wycombe a 0558 0624 0634 0645 0652 • • • • 0726 • 0743 • • 0826 • 0830 • 0850 0900 0904 • 0926 • 0950 0956 1007 Beaconsfield a 0605 0631 • • 0700 • • • • 0733 • 0750 • • • • • • 0857 • • • • • • 1003 • Gerrards Cross a 0610 0636 • 0657 • • • • • • • 0756 • • • • • • • 0909 • • • • • • 1016 London Marylebone a 0631 0700 0703 0723 0728 • 0730 • 0735 0757 0802 0819 0820 0833 0857 • 0905 0907 0927 0930 0935 0938 0956 0959c 1019 1032 1036 GW GW t t t t t t t / ; t t t t t / t t t / t Banbury d 0937 0944 • 1004 • 1040 • 1045 1104 • 1140 • 1148 1204 • 1234 1240 • 1244 1304 • 1341 • 1345 1407 • 1440 • Kings Sutton d 0942 • • • • • • 1050 • • • • • • • 1239 • • • • • • • 1350 • • • • Bicester North d • • • 1016 • • • 1101 1116 • • • 1203 1216 • • • • 1301 1317 • • • 1401 1420 • • • Bicester Village d • • 0957 • 1026 • 1056 • • 1124 • 1157 • • 1226 • • 1256 • • 1326 • 1356 • • 1426 • 1456 Haddenham & Thame d • • • 1027 1038 • • 1113 • 1137 • • • 1227 1238 • • • 1313 • 1338 • • 1413 • 1438 • • Princes Risborough a • • • • • • • 1120 • • • • 1220 • • • • • 1320 • • • • 1420 • • • • High Wycombe a • • • • 1050 1109 • 1129 • 1149 1211 • 1229 • 1250 • 1312 • 1329 • 1350 1411 • 1429 • 1450 1509 • Beaconsfield a • • • • • • • 1136 • • • • 1236 • • • • • 1336 • • • • 1436 • • • • Gerrards Cross a • • • • • • • 1141 • • • • 1241 • • • • • 1341 • • • • 1441 • • • • London Marylebone a • 1040 1041 1108 1118 1140 1146 1205 1208 1218 1243 1246 1305 1309 1318 • 1343 1346 1405 1409 1418 1443 1446 1505 1508 1518 1540 1543 GW GW GW t t t t t t / a t a t a t a t a t a t a t a t a t a t a Banbury d 1447 1504 1507 • 1539 • 1548 1605 • 1641 • 1645 1704 • 1735 • 1741 • 1746 1801 • • 1828 1837 1846 • • 1912 Kings Sutton d • • 1512 • • • • • • • • 1650 • • 1740 • • • 1751 • • • • 1842 • • • 1917 Bicester North d 1501 1516 • • • • 1603 1617 • • • 1703 1716 • • • • • 1803 1814 • • 1845 • 1858 1903 • 1928 Bicester Village d • • • 1528 • 1558 • • 1626 • 1656 • • 1720 • 1738 • 1758 • • 1823 1838 • • • • 1918 • Haddenham & Thame d 1513 • • 1540 • • • 1628 1638 • • • 1727 • • 1750 • • • 1825 • 1850 • • • 1915 • 1940 Princes Risborough a 1520 • • • • • 1620 • • • • 1720 • • • 1757 • • 1820 • • 1857 • • • 1922 • • High Wycombe a 1529 1536 • 1552 1609 • 1629 • 1650 1711 • 1731 • 1744 • 1805 1810 • 1832 1837 1844 1905 • • • 1933 • • Beaconsfield a 1536 • • 1559 • • 1636 • • • • 1737 • • • • • • • 1844 • • • • • • • • Gerrards Cross a 1541 1546 • • • • 1641 • • • • 1743 • 1753 • • • • 1842 • • • • • • • • • London Marylebone a 1605 1608 • 1623 1642 1645 1709 1712 1721 1745 1750 1810 1813 1826 • 1835 1839 1848f 1908 1911 1912 1933 1941 • 1944 2008 2009g 2023 GW GW GW GW t a t a / t a t t t t t t ; t t FO t Banbury d 1930 • • 2004 2016 • • 2113 • 2134 • 2137 • 2213 • 2230 2236 • • • 2345 Kings Sutton d • • • 2009 • • • • • • • 2142 • • • 2235 2242 • • • 2350 Bicester North d 1942 • • • 2030 • • 2125 • 2148 • • • 2225 • 2246 • • • • • Bicester Village d • 1947 2019 • • 2041 2110 • 2130 • 2157 • • • 2230 • • 2258 2331 2351 • Haddenham & Thame d 1953 1959 • • 2042 2053 2122 • • 2201 2209 • f • 2242 2259 • 2310 2344 • • Princes Risborough a 2000 • 2034 • 2049 • 2129 • • 2209h • • 2209h • 2249 2306 • 2317 2351 • • High Wycombe a 2008 2012 • • 2100 2107 2137 2144 • e 2221 • 2227 2244 2300 2316 • 2325 0004 0012 • Beaconsfield a • 2019 • • 2107 • • • • • • • 2234 • 2306 2323 • 2332 • • • Gerrards Cross a • • • • 2113 • • • • • • • 2239 • 2314 2329 • 2339 • • • London Marylebone a 2037 2043 2110 • 2135 2138 2205 2212 2218 • 2252 • 2308 2312 2352 2358 • 0011 • 0040 • Saturdays GW GW t t t t t / t t t t t t / t t Banbury d 0604 • 0624 • 0705 0710 • 0739 • 0744 0804 • 0844 • 0848 0904 0908 • 0940 • 0944 1005 • 1024 1044 • 1048 1105 Kings Sutton d • • 0629 • 0710 • • • • 0749 • • • • 0853 • 0912 • • • 0949 • • 1031 • • • • Bicester North d 0618 • 0639 • • 0722 • 0751 • 0800 0816 • • • 0903 0916 • • • • 1001 1018 • 1042 • • 1103 1118 Bicester Village d • 0628 • 0652 • • 0727 • 0755 • • 0826 • 0858 • • • 0926 • 0957 • • 1026 • • 1059 • • Haddenham & Thame d 0630 0642 0650 • • 0733 0741 • • 0813 • 0838 • • 0914 • • 0938 • • 1013 • 1038 • • • 1115 • Princes Risborough a 0637 • • • • • • • • 0820 0830 • • • 0921 0930 • • • • 1020 • • • • • 1122 • High Wycombe a 0646 0655 0702 • • 0745 0754 0810 • 0829 • 0850 0913 • 0929 • • 0950 1013 • 1030 • 1050 1107 1117 • 1132 • Beaconsfield a 0653 • 0709 • • • • • • 0836 • • • • 0936 • • • • • 1036 • • • • • 1138 • Gerrards Cross a 0658 • 0714 • • • • • • 0842 • • • • 0941 • • • • • 1042 • • • • • 1144 • London Marylebone a 0724 0727 0736 0740 • 0814 0828 0842 0854 0907 0911 0918 0941 0946 1005 1011 • 1018 1041 1048 1107 1111 1118 1141 1146 1149 1208 1211 GW GW GW t t t t t t t t t t t t t / t t t t t t Banbury d 1108 • 1139 • 1143 1205 • 1244 • 1249 1305 1308 • 1340 • 1347 1407 • 1441 • 1444 1505 1508 • 1541 • 1547 1605 Kings Sutton d 1112 • • • • • • • • • • 1312 • • • • • • • • 1449 • 1512 • • • • • Bicester North d • • • • 1201j 1218 • • • 1302 1318 • • • • 1402 1420 • • • 1501 1518 • • • • 1602 1618 Bicester Village d • 1126 • 1157 • •
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