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Bicester North (BCS)

Bicester North station, Chiltern Approach, Buckingham Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6EF

Live trains

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Lift status

Updated: 28 March 2024, 11:29

Ticket Office

Opening Hours
  • Opening Hours Monday to Friday: 05:50 - 19:10
  • Opening Hours Saturday: 06:35 - 18:00
  • Opening Hours Sunday: 08:10 - 16:40
Location

At main station entrance and in the ticket office building.

Ticket Machines

Yes

Collect tickets bought online
  • Collect tickets at Ticket Machine
Accessible ticket machines

Yes

Height adjusted ticket office counter

Yes

Induction loop

Yes

Smartcards

Smartcards issued at this station

No

Smartcard tickets
  • Load smartcard at Ticket Machine
Smartcard validators

No

Smartcard notes

Chiltern Smartcards can be obtained from www.chilternrailways.co.uk

Information Available From Staff

  • Yes - from ticket office

Customer Information Screens

  • Departure Screens
  • Announcements

Information Services Opening Times

  • Information Services Opening Times Monday to Thursday: 05:50 - 01:05
  • Information Services Opening Times Friday: 05:50 - 01:20
  • Information Services Opening Times Saturday: 06:35 - 00:55
  • Information Services Opening Times Sunday: 08:10 - 01:05

Staff Help Available

  • Staff Help Available Monday to Friday: 05:50 - 01:00
  • Staff Help Available Saturday: 06:35 - 01:00
  • Staff Help Available Sunday: 08:10 - 01:00

Passenger Assistance Meeting Point is in the booking office

There are no staff available for the first train of the day at 05:33 to London Marylebone Monday to Friday. Customers wishing to travel on the 05:33 service should use the help point to request alternative transport or alternatively, they can travel on the 06:11 service when staff will be available to assist.

Customer Help Points

Yes

Customer Services Notes

We welcome your feedback, suggestions and ideas to help us to make changes to improve your services.

Luggage Storage

No

Lost Property

  • Lost Property Monday to Friday: 12:00 - 20:00

CCTV at the Station

Yes

Station Accessibility

Step-free access

This station has step-free access to all platforms / the platform.

Step Free Access Category A. Step free access to all platforms via lifts.

**Important note**: May 2022. Unfortunately, due to a fault, the lift from the footbridge to Platform 2 is currently out of service. Please call 03456 005 165 (Option 3 > Option 3) to discuss travel options if you require level access to or from Platform 2 (the platform that trains usually use from Banbury or towards London).

Ticket barriers and gates

No

Accessible ticket machines

Yes

Height adjusted ticket office counter

Yes

Induction loop

Yes

Ramp for train access

Yes

Accessible Toilets

No

Waiting rooms
  • Waiting rooms Monday to Friday: 05:50 - 00:00
  • Waiting rooms Saturday: 06:35 - 00:00
  • Waiting rooms Sunday: 08:10 - 00:00
Seating area

Yes

Getting to and from the station

Accessible taxis here

Yes

If you would like us to assist you in booking an accessible taxi for your onward journey please contact 03456 005 165.

Impaired mobility set down/pick-up point

Yes

In front of station.

Accessible spaces

6 spaces

Parking is free for disabled customers parking in disabled spaces displaying a valid International Blue Badge. Please visit the station ticket office where a member of staff will record your vehicle registration number.

Accessible car park equipment

Yes

Staff Help

Staff help available
  • Staff help available Monday to Friday: 05:50 - 01:00
  • Staff help available Saturday: 06:35 - 01:00
  • Staff help available Sunday: 08:10 - 01:00

Passenger Assistance Meeting Point is in the booking office

There are no staff available for the first train of the day at 05:33 to London Marylebone Monday to Friday. Customers wishing to travel on the 05:33 service should use the help point to request alternative transport or alternatively, they can travel on the 06:11 service when staff will be available to assist.

Customer Help Points and Meeting Point

Yes

Helpline
  • Helpline Monday to Sunday: 07:00 - 20:00

We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.

Toilets

Yes

Accessible toilets on platforms 1

Accessible Toilets

No

Baby Changing

Yes

Female toilets

Waiting Rooms

  • Waiting Rooms Monday to Friday: 05:50 - 00:00
  • Waiting Rooms Saturday: 06:35 - 00:00
  • Waiting Rooms Sunday: 08:10 - 00:00

Seating Area

Yes

Operator

Chiltern Railways

Car Parking Availability

  • Car Parking Availability Monday to Sunday: Yes

Spaces

530 spaces

Accessible spaces

6 spaces

Parking is free for disabled customers parking in disabled spaces displaying a valid International Blue Badge. Please visit the station ticket office where a member of staff will record your vehicle registration number.

Accessible car park equipment

Yes

Impaired mobility set down/pick up points available

Yes

In front of station.

Car park CCTV

No

Parking charges

Parking charges apply

  • Rate per day £8.50
  • Rate on Saturday £5.50
  • Rate on Sunday £5.50
  • Rate per week £32.50
  • Rate per month £133.00
  • Rate per year £1390.00

Notes

The off peak start time is 1200 at this station. 

Lower Car Park: The 'overflow' car park located at the bottom of Chiltern Approach (the main station access road) near to the junction of Buckingham Road will be closed with effect from 31st December 2021. Should the owner of the land decide to reopen the land as a car park, it will be a private car park and Chiltern Railways car parking tickets (including those purchased using RingGo or APCOA location codes linked to Chiltern Railways) will no longer be valid.

Refreshment Facilities

Yes

Coffee shop

Pay Phones

No

Public Wi-Fi

Yes

Bicycle Storage

Spaces

65 spaces

Type of Storage

Stands

Location

By the Bicester Village Shuttle Bus stop and also on opposite side of station approach.

Sheltered

Yes

CCTV

Yes

Bicycle Hire

Cycle Hire Information

There are no cycle hire facilities at this station

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