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Industrial action to affect Chiltern Railways services until Saturday 9 December 

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Service alteration details

Incident reported: 20 Nov 2023 at 09:07

Last updated

07 Dec 2023 at 17:04

Train operators affected

Chiltern Railways

Route(s) affected

Chiltern Railways routes

Description

Strike action to affect Chiltern Railways services has been announced by the ASLEF Union.

An ASLEF Union overtime ban remains in place every day until Saturday 9 December and amended timetables are likely to be in operation. Strike service details on these dates are as follows:

Tuesday 5 December to Friday 8 December inclusive:

Due to planned ASLEF industrial action on this date, a LIMITED SERVICE will be in operation, structured as follows:

  • 1 train per hour London Marylebone - stations to Birmingham Moor Street (and vice-versa).

  • 2 trains per hour London Marylebone - stations to Oxford (and vice-versa).

  • 1 train per hour Princes Risborough - stations to Aylesbury (and vice-versa).

  • Shuttle service Leamington Spa - stations to Stratford Upon Avon (and vice-versa) for most of the day.

  • 1 train per hour London Marylebone - stations to Aylesbury Vale Parkway (via Amersham; and vice-versa).

Some additional services will operate during the morning and evening peak periods.

No Chiltern Railways service will operate on the following routes / at the following stations:

  • NO SERVICE: Stourbridge Junction - stations to Birmingham Moor Street.

  • NO SERVICE: Sudbury & Harrow Road, Sudbury Hill Harrow, Northolt Park and South Ruislip.

A severely reduced Chiltern Railways service will operate at the following stations:

  • SEVERELY REDUCED SERVICE: Denham Golf Club and Kings Sutton.

Services on all routes will finish earlier than usual - Please check your last trains carefully on the day.

Saturday 9 December:

On Saturday 9 December a significantly reduced timetable will be running and services are expected to be extremely busy. Chiltern Railways are advising customers to travel only if essential on Saturday. If you are travelling on Saturday, your journey may be delayed and queuing systems may be in place at some stations.

Due to planned ASLEF industrial action on this date, a LIMITED SERVICE will be in operation, structured as follows:

  • 1 train per hour London Marylebone - stations to Birmingham Moor Street (and vice-versa).

  • 1 train per hour London Marylebone - stations to Oxford (and vice-versa).

  • 1 train per hour London Marylebone - stations to Aylesbury (via High Wycombe; and vice-versa).

  • Shuttle service Leamington Spa - stations to Stratford Upon Avon (and vice-versa) for most of the day.

  • 1 train per hour Amersham - stations to Aylesbury (and vice-versa).

No Chiltern Railways service will operate on the following routes / at the following stations:

  • NO SERVICE: Stourbridge Junction - stations to Birmingham Moor Street.

  • NO SERVICE: London Marylebone - stations to Amersham.

  • NO SERVICE: Kings Sutton, Warwick (Northbound), Hatton, Lapworth and Aylesbury Vale Parkway.

Services on ALL ROUTES will finish earlier than usual - Please check your last trains carefully on the day.

More information:

More strike day information can be found on the Chiltern Railways website.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey on Chiltern Railways services using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.