Upcoming rail improvement works – April 2022

Network Rail are carrying out improvement works in and around Oxford and the North Cotswolds in April, and we wanted to make sure you had advance notice. We’ve set out details below.  

There is more information at:

Sunday 3 and 10 April

  • Track replacement and maintenance works in the south Oxford area as well as in the Banbury area
  • Buses will replace trains between Didcot Parkway, Oxford and Banbury
  • Trains from Worcester towards London Paddington will terminate at Oxford
  • Chiltern Railway services to London Marylebone continue to operate from Oxford
  • CrossCountry services will terminate at Banbury from the north and Didcot Parkway from the south
     

Friday 15 to Monday 18 April

  • Track replacement works in the Pershore area
  • Buses will replace trains between Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester Foregate Street
  • Trains will continue to run between London Paddington and Moreton-in-Marsh
  • A limited direct service will run on weekdays between London Paddington and Worcester, Great Malvern and Hereford, routing through Swindon
  • Trains between Bristol and Great Malvern will run as normal
     

Sunday 24 April

  • Track replacement works in the Oxford station area
  • Buses will replace trains between Didcot Parkway, Oxford, Banbury and Moreton-in-Marsh
  • Trains from Worcester towards London Paddington will terminate at Moreton-in-Marsh
  • Buses will also replace Chiltern Railway services between Oxford and Oxford Parkway
  • CrossCountry services will terminate at Banbury from the north and Didcot Parkway from the south

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