Bicester North railway station
Bicester North /ˈbɪstər/ (
Bicester North | |
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The station in 2011, after completion of widening work on the southbound platform | |
Location | |
Place | Bicester |
Local authority | District of Cherwell |
Grid reference | SP585231 |
Operations | |
Station code | BCS |
Managed by | Chiltern Railways |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | D |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2014/15 | |
2015/16 | |
2016/17 | |
2017/18 | |
2018/19 | |
– Interchange | 44,097 |
History | |
Key dates | Opened 1 July 1910 |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | GWR |
Post-grouping | GWR |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bicester North from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. |
Bicester North is one of Bicester's two stations. The other is Bicester Village on the Oxford to London Marylebone Line.
History
The 'Bicester cut-off' between Ashendon Junction and Aynho Junction was opened in 1910 - the final main-line stretch of route to be completed in Britain until the 1980s. This provided a shortening of the London-to-Birmingham GWR main rail line, and also gave Bicester a station with direct London trains for the first time.
The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974.[1]
Services
The Monday - Friday off-peak service consists of:
- 2 trains per hour to London Marylebone, one of which is non-stop.
- 1 train per hour to Banbury
- 1 train per hour to Birmingham Snow Hill
Additional services run at peak hours, and other timetabled services run at weekends.
Improvement works
In 2010 the down line through the station was realigned for higher speeds, as part of the Evergreen 3 project. In 2011, the up (southbound) platform was widened, using the trackbed of the former through lines.[2]
Operator and routes
Preceding station | Following station | |||
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King's Sutton | Chiltern Railways London-Birmingham |
Haddenham & Thame Parkway | ||
Banbury | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line fast services |
High Wycombe | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Ardley Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Bicester "cut-off" |
Blackthorn Line open, station closed |
References
- Slater, J.N., ed. (May 1974). "Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (877): 248. ISSN 0033-8923.
- "Evergreen 3 progress". Modern Railways. London. December 2010. p. 9.
External links
- Train times and station information for Bicester North railway station from National Rail
- Map sources for Bicester North railway station