No Great Western Railway service between Didcot Parkway / Oxford and Hanborough / Banbury on Sunday 10 September

Engineering work is taking place between Radley and Hanborough / Tackley and also between Heyford and Banbury, closing various lines. ​​​​​​​

As a result no trains will operate between Didcot Parkway, Oxford, Hanborough / Banbury.

High Speed services:

• Trains between London Paddington and Oxford will terminate / start at Didcot Parkway. These will also operate up to 30 minutes later than normal.
• Trains between London Paddington and Oxford / Worcester / Great Malvern / Hereford will start / terminate at Hanborough. A few of these trains will not run.

Local services:

• Trains between Oxford and Banbury will not run

Rail replacement buses will run between:

• Didcot Parkway and Oxford (fast)
• Didcot Parkway and Oxford, calling at Radley
• Didcot Parkway and Hanborough (fast)
• Oxford and Hanborough
• Oxford and Banbury, calling at Tackley, Heyford and Kings Sutton Village Square

An additional train will run at 20:13 between London Paddington and Worcester Shrub Hill, calling at Slough, Reading, Didcot Parkway and Swindon.

If you are travelling between London and Oxford you should use alternative Chiltern Railways services between London Marylebone and Oxford Parkway via Bicester Village.

Check before you travel: 

These changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel. 

Replacement Bus Travel Advice: 

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page. 

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages. 

Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.