Disruption between Banbury and Bicester North / Reading expected until 10:00 

Route(s) affected

Chiltern Railways between Stourbridge Junction / Birmingham Snow Hill / Birmingham Moor Street / Banbury and London Marylebone

CrossCountry between Newcastle / Leeds / Birmingham New Street and Reading, between Manchester Piccadilly / Leeds and Southampton Central, and also between Manchester Piccadilly / Nottingham and Bournemouth

Great Western Railway between Banbury and Didcot Parkway

Description

A broken down train between Banbury and Bicester North / Reading is causing disruption to trains running between these stations. As a result, trains may be delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 10:00.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

Limited road transport will operate to serve Tackley (from the Oxford direction only), Heyford and Kings Sutton (for customers from / to Oxford).

Ticket flexibility:

If your train is cancelled, you will be able to travel on an alternative service operated by any other participating train company, either two hours before or two hours after the original departure time of the cancelled service, in order to reach your destination.

If you decide not to travel or cannot complete your journey due to cancellations, you are entitled to a full refund from your original point of sale.

For further information and guidance please contact your train company or speak to a member of railway staff.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail real-time Journey Planner.

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

You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

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

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.