Date: 26/10/2015

TRAINS are carrying commuters from a new station in suburban Oxford to London today, via a newly-built connection at Bicester. The Chiltern Railways service between Oxford Parkway in Water Eaton and Marylebone started yesterday, and runs along the existing but upgraded line via Islip to Bicester Town, which has now been renamed Bicester Village, and then turns right to run over a new chord to join the London line south of Bicester. The service is a competitor for the Great Western Railway trains from the main station in Oxford, which run to Reading and Paddington. [From Richard Buckby]

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New Oxford to London rail line opens

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A grab shot looking west towards Bicester Town station, from a train heading for Bicester North in April 2014. The picture shows work on the East-West Rail Link running below the camera, as well as progress on the new West-to-South curve centre left. The latter will allow trains to run direct between Oxford and Marylebone.
Location: Bicester town
Company: Buckinghamshire Railway
/04/2014 Ken Strachan

Currently closed to passengers, there is clearly a major upgrade in progress at Bicester Town in August 2015. The rebuilt station is due to open in October, with trains running between Oxford and London Marylebone via High Wycombe, via the new curve to the east of the town [see image 47183]. In the longer term the station will also be served by trains on the Oxford-Bletchley-Bedford section of the East-West Rail Link, due to open by 2019.
Location: Bicester Town
Company: Buckinghamshire Railway
14/08/2015 Ken Strachan