Upgrading the Railway through Banbury and Oxford Key Facts Contact Information

As part of our Railway Upgrade Plan, Rail replacement bus services will Banbury resignalling Hinksey fl ood alleviation Network Rail Helpline Changes to your Network Rail will be carrying out operate between Leamington 03457 11 41 41 major rail improvement work between Spa, Banbury and Bicester North; journey through Leamington Spa, Banbury, Bicester between Leamington Spa, Banbury, Banbury and Oxford North, Oxford and Didcot Parkway Oxford and Didcot Parkway; and National Rail Enquiries this summer, and lines will be closed between Banbury, Hanborough and Website: nationalrail.co.uk this Summer for up to 16 days. This will a ect train Oxford. is being invested to remodel and upgrade is being invested to make the railway Contact Centre: 03457 484950 Banbury infrastructure more resilient 30 July – 14 August services operated by Chiltern Railways, @nationalrailenq CrossCountry and Great Western The maps and information (overleaf) 2016 Railway. highlight the train and rail replacement services running during new points installed Chiltern Railways From Saturday 30 July until Sunday these works. Web information: chilternrailways. 14 August 2016, engineers will carry co.uk/improvement-work out fl ood protection work between Customer Services: 03456 005 165 metres of new rail will be installed Oxford and Didcot Parkway. @chilternrailway

In addition, for nine days from Saturday 30 July until Sunday 7 CrossCountry August 2016 inclusive, the signalling metres of new rail will be installed Web information: in the Banbury area will be replaced crosscountrytrains.co.uk/works2016 with a more modern and reliable Customer Services: 03447 369123 unit culvert will be @crosscountryuk system which will be controlled from installed new points installed the West Midlands Signalling Centre in Birmingham. new rail fastenings will be used track bed will be new raised by up to Great Western Railway Also, from Wednesday 3 to Sunday railway Web information: underbridge 7 August 2016, bridge repairs will be thousand tonnes of GWR.com/Hinksey2016 carried out on the North Cotswolds route ballast will be laid installed GWR Support: 0345 7000 125 Working for you. between Oxford and Hanborough. mm @GWRHelp Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 July 2016 Monday 01 – Saturday 06 August 2016 Sunday 07 August 2016 Monday 08 – Sunday 14 August 2016

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Not all stations are shown on this map. Solihull Coventry Solihull Coventry Solihull Coventry Solihull Coventry Not all stations are shown on this map. Not all stations are shown on this map. Not all trains / buses will call at every Not all stations are shown on this map. Dorridge Dorridge Dorridge Not all trains / buses will call at every Dorridge station on the route. station on the route. Not all trains / buses will call at every Not all trains / buses will call at every Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway station on the route.  station on the route. Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon  Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon   Warwick Chiltern Railways   Parkway replacement buses will Weekday Peak times operate to/from Operator Train service Rail replacement bus  Warwick Parkway Bicester Village station Warwick Parkway Warwick Parkway  Arriva Trains Wales and Saturday Mon-Fri only Chiltern Railways

Warwick Warwick Warwick CrossCountry Warwick Oxford to Hanborough services Chiltern Railways Great Western Railway Monday and Tuesday replacement buses will London Midland  Leamington  Leamington operate to/from  Leamington Leamington Spa Spa  Trains will run between Oxford and Hanborough. Spa Bicester North on Spa  x Trains will not call at Combe, Finstock, Ascott-under-Wychwood or Shipton. Saturday During peak times rail replacement buses will serve these stations. Banbury Wednesday to Saturday Banbury Banbury (Saturday) Shipton station will be served by trains going towards Banbury Worcester only. Buses will run from Kingham to Shipton and Charlbury for Buses will run between Oxford and Hanborough.  connections with services to Oxford. Kings Sutton  Kings Sutton  Kings Sutton Kings Sutton

  Saturday   Heyford  Heyford  Heyford Heyford  Tackley   Bicester Tackley Bicester Hanborough  Hanborough Tackley Bicester Hanborough Tackley Bicester Hanborough  North    North Monday North North Worcester Shrub Moreton-in-MarshHill ShiptonAscott-under-WychwoodCharlburyFinstockCombe Worcester Shrub HillMoreton-in-MarshShiptonAscott-under-WychwodCharlburyFinstockCombe Worcester Shrub HillMoreton-in-MarshShiptonAscott-under-WychwoodCharlburyFinstockCombe Worcester Shrub HillMoreton-in-MarshShiptonAscott-under-WychwoodCharlburyFinstockCombe Oxford Oxford Oxford  x x x x x x to Friday x x x x  x x x x Hereford Worcester Foregate Street Hereford Worcester Foregate Street x Hereford Worcester Foregate Street Hereford Parkway  Parkway Worcester Foregate Street Parkway  x Bicester Peak times only  500 local bus Bicester Bicester Weekday Bicester Saturday only Village Village Village   Village  Peak times only  Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Ashchurch for Tewkesbury  Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Ashchurch for Tewkesbury  Oxford 500 local bus Oxford Weekday Oxford Oxford 500 local bus Oxford 500 local bus Cheltenham Spa Cheltenham Spa Peak Parkway Cheltenham Spa Cheltenham Spa Princes Risborough Gloucester Gloucester times Princes Risborough Gloucester Princes Risborough Gloucester Princes Risborough only  Radley  Radley  Radley  Radley High Wycombe   High Wycombe High Wycombe High Wycombe        Culham Culham Culham Culham Gerrards Cross Culham (Science Park) Gerrards Cross Gerrards Cross Gerrards Cross Appleford Appleford Appleford Appleford

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CHILTERN RAILWAYS CROSSCOUNTRY GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY CHILTERN RAILWAYS CROSSCOUNTRY • Oxford and Worcester Shrub Hill CHILTERN RAILWAYS CROSSCOUNTRY GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY Trains will run between: Trains will run between: Trains will run between: Trains will run between Trains will run between (1 – 2 August) Trains will run between Trains will run between Trains will run between • London Marylebone and Bicester North • Manchester Piccadilly and Coventry • London Paddington and Didcot • London Marylebone and • Manchester Piccadilly and • Hanborough and Worcester Shrub Hill • London Marylebone and Bicester • Manchester Piccadilly and • London Paddington and Didcot • London Marylebone and Oxford • Didcot Parkway and Bournemouth Parkway Bicester North Leamington Spa (3 – 6 August) North Leamington Spa Parkway Parkway • Newcastle and Birmingham New • London Paddington and Hereford • London Marylebone and Oxford • Didcot Parkway and Bournemouth • London Marylebone and Oxford • Didcot Parkway and Bournemouth • London Paddington and Hereford via • Solihull and Birmingham Moor Street Street/Birmingham International. via Cheltenham Spa and Worcester Parkway via Bicester Village • Newcastle and Leamington Spa Rail replacement services will run between Parkway via Bicester Village • Newcastle and Birmingham New Cheltenham Spa and Worcester • Oxford and Worcester Shrub Hill • Leamington Spa and stations to (1 – 5 August) • Didcot Parkway – Oxford • London Marylebone and Aylesbury Street/Birmingham International • Hanborough and Worcester Shrub Hill Rail replacement coaches will run Rail replacement services will run Birmingham, Kidderminster and • Newcastle and Birmingham New • Didcot Parkway – Appleford – Culham Vale Park between: between Rail replacement services will run Stratford Upon Avon Street/Birmingham International – Radley • London Marylebone and Aylesbury Rail replacement services will run between Rail replacement services will run between • Bicester North – Warwick Parkway – • Coventry – Didcot Parkway non stop between: (6 August) • Didcot Parkway – Hanborough • Kidderminster, through Birmingham • Leamington Spa – Didcot Parkway • Didcot Parkway – Oxford CHILTERN RAILWAYS GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY • Oxford – Tackley – Heyford – Kings Solihull. • Coventry – Leamington Spa – • Didcot Parkway – Oxford Rail replacement services will run between • Oxford – Tackley – Heyford – Kings stations to Solihull (non-stop) • Didcot Parkway – Appleford – Culham Chiltern Railways services are una ected. Trains will run between Sutton – Banbury • Bicester North – Banbury – Banbury – Oxford • Didcot Parkway – Appleford – Culham • Bicester Village – Warwick Parkway Rail replacement services will run between Sutton – Banbury • Leamington Spa – Banbury – Oxford – Radley • London Paddington and Didcot • Hanborough – Kingham (8 – 12 Leamington Spa – Warwick – Warwick • Leamington Spa – Banbury – Oxford – – Radley (non-stop; morning and evening • Leamington Spa – Didcot Parkway • Oxford – Hanborough (3 – 6 August) Rail replacement services will run between • Banbury – Oxford – Didcot Parkway • Didcot Parkway – Hanborough CROSSCOUNTRY Parkway August, peak times calling at all Parkway – Dorridge – Solihull. Didcot Parkway • Didcot Parkway – Hanborough peaks only). (non-stop) • Oxford – Kingham (3 – 5 August, peak • Solihull – Warwick Parkway - Bicester • Oxford – Tackley – Heyford – Kings Trains will run between • London Paddington and Hereford via stations) • Bicester North – Banbury – Stratford • Oxford – Tackley – Heyford – Kings • Bicester Village – Banbury – • Leamington Spa – Banbury – Oxford times calling at all stations) North Sutton – Banbury • Manchester Piccadilly and Oxford Cheltenham Spa and Worcester • Oxford Parkway – Hanborough Upon Avon. Sutton – Banbury Leamington Spa. • Banbury – Oxford – Didcot Parkway • Oxford Parkway – Hanborough • Solihull – Dorridge – Warwick • Oxford – Hanborough • Didcot Parkway and Bournemouth • Oxford and Worcester Shrub Hill • Leamington Spa – Warwick – Stratford • Oxford Parkway – Hanborough • Bicester Village – Banbury – Stratford Parkway – Warwick – Leamington Spa • Oxford Parkway – Hanborough • Newcastle and Oxford (8 – 12 August) Great Western Railway tickets are Upon Avon Parkway – Stratford Upon Upon Avon. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY Great Western Railway tickets are – Banbury – Bicester North • Newcastle and Birmingham New Rail replacement services will run between accepted on Chiltern Railways services Avon. Great Western Railway tickets are Trains will run between accepted on Chiltern Railways services • Stratford-upon-Avon – Banbury – Great Western Railway tickets are Street/Birmingham International • Didcot Parkway – Oxford between London Marylebone and accepted on Chiltern Railways services A minibus shuttle will serve Bicester • London Paddington and Didcot between London Marylebone and Bicester North accepted on Chiltern Railways services (13 – 14 August) • Didcot Parkway – Appleford – Culham Oxford Parkway, and on the 500 bus A minibus shuttle will serve Bicester between London Marylebone and Village – Kings Sutton – Banbury. Parkway Oxford Parkway, and on the 500 bus • Stratford-upon-Avon – Stratford- between London Marylebone and – Radley between Oxford Parkway and Oxford. North – Kings Sutton – Banbury, and Oxford Parkway, and on the 500 bus • London Paddington and Hereford via between Oxford Parkway and Oxford. upon-Avon Parkway – Warwick – Oxford Parkway, and on the 500 bus Rail replacement services will run between • Didcot Parkway – Hanborough Warwick Parkway – Hatton – Lapworth – between Oxford Parkway and Oxford. Cheltenham Spa and Worcester Leamington Spa between Oxford Parkway and Oxford. • Oxford and Didcot Parkway Dorridge – Solihull.