Planned engineering work will take place between London Paddington/Reading/Didcot Parkway and Oxford/Banbury from 02:00, Saturday 27 July 2024 to 04:45, Monday 29 July 2024.
Some lines will be blocked.
Additional Information
All weekend, the line will be closed between Didcot Parkway and Oxford, and between Oxford and Banbury.
Fast trains between London Paddington and Oxford will run between London Paddington, Reading and Didcot Parkway only.
Trains between London Paddington and Worcester / Great Malvern / Hereford will run between Oxford and Worcester / Great Malvern / Hereford only (a few trains will be revised - see separate item).
Local stopping services between Didcot Parkway and Oxford and between Oxford and Banbury will not run.
Chiltern Railways will run normally between London Marylebone and Oxford Parkway / Oxford via Bicester Village.
Replacement buses will run as follows:
* Didcot Parkway - Oxford (non-stop)
* Didcot Parkway - Appleford # - Culham # - Radley - Oxford (# - buses call here on Saturday only)
* Oxford - Banbury (non-stop) - operated by Crosscountry
* Oxford - Tackley - Heyford - Kings Sutton Village Square $ - Banbury
$ - Kings Sutton Village Square is approximately 6-8 minutes walk from Kings Sutton railway station
In addition:
* 2052 London Paddington to Oxford will not run
* 2250 London Paddington to Oxford (terminating at Didcot Parkway) will depart at 2223 and run EARLIER
* 0630 Oxford to London Paddington will not run
* 0828 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington will not run
This work will also continue between Oxford and Banbury until end of service on Wednesday 31 July - see separate item.
Passengers are strongly advised to check their whole journey before travelling, especially when travelling later in the day - visit nationalrail.co.uk