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In the early 2010s, the line underwent a major upgrade which saw much of the line cleared for 100 mph (160 km/h) running, resulting in significant reductions in journey times from 2013. The line is not electrified, although electrification is an aspiration. [4] The line forms part of the suburban rail networks in both cities.
Performance figures published by Network Rail rate Chiltern Railways sixth in train operating companies in the UK at 89.4% (PPM – period 9) and 94.3% (MAA) for the year to 12 December 2015. [53] A new timetable introduced in September 2011, combined with significant disruption caused by engineering work, caused a negative reaction from customers.
Bicester North (/ ˈ b ɪ s t ər / ⓘ BIST-ər) is a station on the Chiltern Main Line, one of two stations serving the market town of Bicester in Oxfordshire. Services operated by Chiltern Railways run south to London Marylebone and north to Banbury, Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon. Bicester North is one of Bicester's two stations.
The British Rail station was built on the north side of Thame Road, Haddenham, and was originally single platform, with the platform sited on the former down line, long since removed. However, in 1998 as part of "Project Evergreen", Chiltern Railways re-doubled the Princes Risborough – Bicester line and re-modelled the platforms so that from ...
By 1882, an extra up goods line had been laid on the east side of the station, outside the train shed, together with a transfer line to the LNWR route. In 1903, Banbury had south and north bays cut into the up platform, along with an extra bay on the downside at the north end.
Sudbury Hill Harrow railway station is a National Rail station on the Chiltern Main Line in the London Borough of Harrow in northwest London.. The station is served by Chiltern Railways trains from Marylebone towards High Wycombe and Birmingham Snow Hill, and is in Travelcard Zone 4.
British Rail removed the through lines early in 1974. [2] The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974. [2] As part of Chiltern Railways' Project Evergreen 2, the platform lines were upgraded to increase the line speed for through trains from 40 mph (64 km/h) to 75 mph (121 km/h).
Radical cuts on the Chiltern Main Line and Great Central Main Line in the 1960s left the station with only two usable platforms: the current platforms 1 and 2. In 1998, to increase capacity on the line, Chiltern Railways reinstated platform 3, the down platform, on top of the old down platform road, in a manner similar to that at West Ruislip.