Chiltern Rail have issued the following warning to passengers in light of the disruption caused by Storm Alex
As a result of severe weather and a risk of flooding, a number of significant changes have been made to our timetable for Saturday 3rd October. Please check before you travel.
Services between Oxford and London Marylebone will be heavily amended, with one train per hour in each direction throughout Saturday.
Please be aware that there will be substantial delays to all services Saturday evening, and that this will continue until 10.00 Sunday morning. This is due to the introduction of line speed restrictions across the route, as a result of Storm Alex.
Further disruption and cancellations are possible if the weather gets worse, so please do check before you travel with us this weekend.
Currently lines going through Haddenham are showing delays and cancellation through until midday.
UPDATE
Delays to services between Aylesbury and Wendover
Due to a fault with the signalling system between Aylesbury and Wendover trains have to run at reduced speed on all lines.
Train services running through these stations may be delayed by up to 10 minutes. Disruption is expected until 15:00 04/10.
Cancellations to services between Bicester North and Haddenham & Thame Parkway
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Following flooding on the railway between Bicester North and Haddenham & Thame Parkway, some services are now able to run however at a reduced speed. Passengers are advised to travel on alternative routes where possible or later in the day. Chiltern Railway tickets are being accepted on Avanti West Coast services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street and also on Great Western Railway services between Oxford and London Paddington. Cross Country are also accepting Chiltern Railways tickets between Banbury and Oxford. West Midlands Railways are accepting Chiltern Railways tickets between Leamington Spa and Birmingham.Addtionally, the Oxford Stagecoach routes S4 and S5 will be accepting Chiltern Railways tickets between Oxford and Banbury (S4) and Oxford and Bicester (S5).
We’re sorry for the delay to your journey. If you have been delayed by 30 minutes or more, then you are likely to be entitled to compensation. Claims can be made via this web link: www.chilternrailways.co.uk/compensation.
Avanti West Coast are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
Great Western Railway are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
Cross Country are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
West Midlands Trains are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
