Chiltern Railways announce service changes due to industrial action

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Chiltern Railways logo on train // Credit: Chiltern Railways

In line with other rain operators, services on Chiltern Railways on the next two Saturdays will be affected by strikes called by the RMT as well as by ASLEF on Friday, 1 September.

On the strike days of Saturday, 26 August and Saturday, 2 September, Chiltern Railways will only run a limited service and only between 08:00 and 22:30. There will be no services north of , and a significantly reduced service on other routes.

Train at London Marylebone 3
Chiltern Railways train at . // Credit: Chiltern Railways

On the days following the strikes, Sunday, 27 August and Sunday, 3 September, services will no start until about 09:00. Also on Sunday, 27 August, there is an event at Wembley Stadium for which Chiltern Railways will implement an enhanced timetable during the afternoon.

168326 at London Marylebone
Chiltern Railways Class 168 train at London Marylebone // Credit: Chiltern Railways

As normal train times will not apply on days that industrial action is taking place, customers intending to travel should check their journeys in advance on the Chiltern Railways website www.chilternrailways.co.uk or its app.
Anyone with tickets for travel on Saturday, 26 August can use them on Friday, 25 August or up to and including Tuesday, 29 August.

Saturdays, 26 August and 2 September

  • One train per hour will operate between London Marylebone and Oxford, Aylesbury, and Banbury.
  • CrossCountry will operate a limited one train per hour service between, Banbury, Leamington Spa, and Birmingham New Street.
  • No trains will operate between Banbury, , and .
  • No Chiltern Railways services will operate to Stratford Upon Avon.
Chiltern Railways Trains class 170 and 165
Chiltern Railways Class 170 and 165 trains. // Credit: Chiltern Railway

Friday 1 September

Because of ASLEF industrial action, there will be no trains across the entire Chiltern Railways network. Tickets already purchased can be used on Thursday, 31 August or up to and including Tuesday, 5 September.

Anyone with tickets for travel on Friday 1 September can use them on Thursday, 31 August or up to and including Tuesday, 5 September.

Services between and Aylesbury

Because of continuing HS2 engineering work, there will be no services between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough until Sunday 29 October. The suspension of services is to allow over a mile of track and signalling equipment to be installed for HS2 to allow it to pass beneath the existing line south of Aylesbury.

During the closure, Chiltern Railways will be operating an hourly rail replacement bus service in each direction, and extra services from September when schoolchildren return to school after the summer holidays.

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