Network Rail Limited is the owner and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Transport with no shareholders,which reinvests its income in the railways.
Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company that has operated the Chiltern Railways franchise since July 1996. Since 2009,it has been a subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains.
Leamington Spa railway station serves the town of Leamington Spa,in Warwickshire,England. It is situated on Old Warwick Road towards the southern edge of the town centre. It is a major stop on the Chiltern Main Line between London and Birmingham,and is the southern terminus of a branch line to Coventry.
The Chiltern Main Line is a railway line which links London (Marylebone) and Birmingham on a 112-mile (180 km) route via High Wycombe,Bicester,Banbury,Leamington Spa and Solihull in England.
Bexley railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London,in Travelcard Zone 6. It is 13 miles 69 chains (22.3 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station,and all trains serving it,is operated by Southeastern.
Didcot Parkway is a railway station serving Didcot,a town in Oxfordshire,England. The station was opened as Didcot on 12 June 1844 and was renamed Didcot Parkway on 29 July 1985 by British Rail,to reflect its role as a park and ride railhead. It is 53 miles 10 chains down the line from London Paddington and is situated between Cholsey to the east and Swindon to the west.
High Wycombe railway station is a railway station in the town of High Wycombe,Buckinghamshire,England. The station is on the Chiltern Main Line between Beaconsfield and Saunderton stations. It is served by Chiltern Railways.
Oxford railway station is a mainline railway station,one of two serving the city of Oxford,England. It is about 0.5 miles (800 m) west of the city centre,north-west of Frideswide Square and the eastern end of Botley Road. It is the busiest station in Oxfordshire,and the fourth busiest in South East England.
The Cherwell Valley line is the railway line between Didcot and Banbury via Oxford. It links the Great Western Main Line and the south to the Chiltern Main Line and the Midlands. The line follows the River Cherwell for much of its route between Banbury and Oxford.
The Oxford–Bicester line is a railway line linking Oxford and Bicester in Oxfordshire,England. Opened in 1850,later becoming part of a through route to Cambridge,it closed in 1967 along with much of the rest of the original line. The section between Oxford and Bicester was reopened in 1987 as a branch line,and closed from early 2014 to late 2015 for a substantial upgrade in which it became part of a new route between Oxford and London Marylebone via High Wycombe. In addition,it is intended that by 2025 the original route eastwards will be restored as far as Bletchley allowing services to run to Bedford. This East West Rail project includes a long-term plan to re-establish the route through to Cambridge.
Banbury railway station serves the historic market town of Banbury in Oxfordshire,England. The station is operated by Chiltern Railways,on the Chiltern Main Line,and has four platforms in use.
Bicester Village is one of two railway stations serving the town of Bicester in Oxfordshire. It is 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Oxford on the Oxford-Bedford line near its junction with the Chiltern Main Line. The renamed Bicester Village station reopened on 25 October 2015 with trains initially running between Oxford Parkway and London Marylebone. All trains serving it are operated by Chiltern Railways.
Kings Sutton railway station serves the village of King's Sutton in Northamptonshire,England. It is also one of the nearest railway stations to the town of Brackley. The station is managed by Chiltern Railways,who provide most of the services,including from London Paddington and Marylebone to Oxford and Banbury.
Haddenham &Thame Parkway railway station is a station in Buckinghamshire serving the village of Haddenham and town of Thame in the neighbouring county of Oxfordshire,England. The station is on the western edge of Haddenham,about 2 miles (3 km) north east of Thame,and is served by Chiltern Railways.
Elsenham railway station is found on the West Anglia Main Line,serving the village of Elsenham in Essex,England. It is 35 miles 45 chains (57.2 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street,and is situated between Stansted Mountfitchet and Newport stations. Its three-letter station code is ESM.
Heyford railway station serves the village of Lower Heyford and surrounding areas in Oxfordshire,England. It is on the Cherwell Valley Line and is ideally located for visiting the Oxford Canal and Heyford Wharf,which are both alongside. The station,and 10 trains each Monday to Saturday serving it,are operated by Great Western Railway.
Islip railway station serves the village of Islip,Oxfordshire,England. Islip is north-east of Oxford. Services run south to Oxford,5 miles (8 km) away,and north-east to Bicester Village and London Marylebone. The station is currently managed by Chiltern Railways.
Solihull railway station serves the market town of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by West Midlands Trains and Chiltern Railways. CrossCountry serve the station occasionally to replace stops at Coventry and Birmingham International during engineering work. Solihull used to have a regular Virgin CrossCountry service to Manchester Piccadilly,Blackpool North and Portsmouth Harbour until 2004,when all services through the station were made to run non-stop between Birmingham and Leamington Spa.
Oxford Road Halt was a railway station on the Varsity Line 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the hamlet of Water Eaton,Oxfordshire.
Kidlington railway station is a former railway station that opened in 1855 on the Oxford and Rugby Railway to serve the adjacent Oxfordshire village of Kidlington,and act as a railhead for the town of Woodstock,2.5 miles (4.0 km) away. It became a junction station in 1890 upon the opening of the Blenheim and Woodstock Branch Line,and served the area for over 100 years before falling victim to the programme of closures initiated by the Beeching Report in 1964. Following many proposals for its reopening,a new station to serve Kidlington opened in October 2015 at Oxford Parkway on the Oxford to Bicester Line.
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