Lines reopened: disruption between Banbury and Oxford expected until 19:00 

Route(s) affected

between Banbury and Oxford

Description

Following an earlier fault with the signalling system between Oxford and Banbury, the line towards Banbury has now opened. As service recovers, trains running between these stations may still be delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 19:00.

CrossCountry customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost, and without needing to amend your ticket, on the following services:

• Chiltern Railway services between Birmingham Moor Street and Banbury

• The two CrossCountry services operating before and the two CrossCountry services after this service

• Great Western Railway services between Basingstoke and Reading/Reading and Oxford

• South Western Railway services between Basingstoke and Bournemouth

Road transport will be requested to operated between Banbury and Oxford. Further details will be confirmed once arranged.

Unfortunately, any seat reservations will not be carried over, but Coach B, H and L are our unreserved coaches on CrossCountry services (where available) so please head to them.

Great Western customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost, in both directions on the following local bus routes:

• Stagecoach routes:

  • S4: Oxford (Magdalen Street), Tackley (Nethercote Road), Heyford (Heyford Bridge), Banbury (Bus Station)

  • X4: Oxford (Station stop R4), Banbury (Bus Station)

If your train is cancelled, you may travel on either of the two services before, or two services after, your original train. If these are peak services or less flexible, you can still travel with your original ticket, at no extra cost.

Check before you travel:

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

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.