Chiltern Railways train services between London Marylebone and Birmingham will be severely disrupted for the next two weekends.

The disruption will take place on Saturday and Sunday 4th/5th and 11th/12th because of work to improve the track in the High Wycombe area, with work taking place 24/7 to minimise the need for further weekend shutdowns.

On 4th and 5th January the line will be closed between Gerrards Cross and Saunderton and the following weekend it will be closed between Gerrards Cross and Princes Risborough.

To compensate for the disruption, Chiltern Railways will provide additional trains to provide two trains per hour between Marylebone and stations to Aylesbury Vale Parkway for most of the day.

During these two weekends, rail-replacement bus services will operate between Gerrards Cross and Princes Risborough and between Aylesbury Vale Parkway and Bicester North.

Passengers travelling between Marylebone and Bicester Village/Bicester North and stations to Oxford/Birmingham should travel via Aylesbury Vale Parkway, and between Marylebone and stations to Haddenham & Thame Parkway should travel via Gerrards Cross.

Anyone intending to travel on these dates should check online at www.nationalrail.co.uk and with Chiltern Railways for the latest journey information and travel advice.

“I would like to thank customers for their patience on the first two weekends of January as Network Rail will carry out engineering works which are crucial for the future safety and reliability of the railway.
“Journeys through the affected area will take longer and involve rail replacement buses, so I urge customers to check journey planners ahead of travelling on both weekends.”

Michael Stewart, commercial and customer strategy director at Chiltern Railways