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Bicester North | |
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General information | |
Location | Cherwell |
Managed by | Chiltern Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | BCS |
Bicester North is a station on the Chiltern Main Line, and is one of two stations serving Bicester. Services, operated by Chiltern Railways, run south to London Marylebone and north to Banbury, Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon.
Bicester North is the main station in Bicester, the smaller station being Bicester Town, which is the terminus of the branch from Oxford.
Services
The typical off-peak weekday service consists of three or four trains per hour to and from London Marylebone. One service per hour is non-stop to Marylebone, taking around 55 minutes to cover the 55 miles (89 km). The other services call at various intermediate destinations such as Princes Risborough and High Wycombe and can take up to 15 minutes longer. Two services per hour continue northwards to Birmingham Snow Hill, taking around 1 hour 20 minutes. The remaining services either terminate at Bicester North or continue to Banbury or Stratford-upon-Avon.
At weekends, there are generally three trains per hour to London, with two continuing to Birmingham.
Operator and routes
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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King's Sutton | Chiltern Railways London-Birmingham |
Haddenham & Thame Parkway | ||
Banbury | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line fast services |
Haddenham & Thame Parkway | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Ardley Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Bicester "cut-off" |
Blackthorn Line open, station closed |
External links
- Train times and station information for Bicester North railway station from National Rail
- Map sources for Bicester North railway station
Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways | |
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Chiltern Main Line |
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London–Aylesbury line | |
Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line | |
Oxford–Bicester line (and Cherwell line) | |
Leamington–Stratford line | |
Rail transport in the United Kingdom |
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