Chiltern Railways News
Chiltern Railways celebrates 100,000 downloads of their cutting edge app
Chiltern Railways is celebrating one hundred thousand downloads of their pioneering mobile ticketing app, which allows customers to buy, receive and display tickets via their phones.
Chiltern Railways given green light to build new rail line between Oxford and London
Chiltern Railways has been given the green light to build a groundbreaking new rail line between Oxford and London. The Secretary of State for Transport under the Transport and Works Act granted permission for Chiltern to start work on the line; the first new rail link between London and a major British city for 100 years.
Chiltern Railways: Increase capacity on silver trains to meet passenger demand
In order to satisfy demand, Chiltern Railways will be providing 2,160 additional seats every week on their popular Mainline service running from Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone.
Chiltern Railways: New look underpass unveiled at Leamington Spa station
A mural, designed by young people from the area, was unveiled at Leamington Spa railway station on 2 October thanks to a community partnership between Chiltern Railways, Network Rail, Warwick District Council and Warwickshire County Council.
Chiltern Railways celebrates one millionth Wi-Fi user
Chiltern Railways is celebrating its one millionth Wi-Fi user since the launch of Mainline, the train operator’s fast service from Birmingham to London.
Chiltern Railways says a big thank you to commuters
Chiltern Railways has revealed that 797,000 people travelled into London on their services during the Games, thanks to significant changes to the timetable to meet the rise in demand.
Chiltern Railways to provide service for Global gathering
Chiltern Railways is adding train carriages for music lovers heading to Global Gathering on 27 and 28 July. The festival is taking place at Long Marston Airfield in Warwickshire.
2012 Games - Chiltern Railways introduces timetable changes
Chiltern Railways is providing approximately 120,000 seats over the Games, increasing the number of carriages on off peak services and running late night trains out of London every day during the Games.
Chiltern Railways: new multi-million pound station car park at Warwick
Chiltern Railways is commencing work on a £2.5 million car park deck at Warwick Parkway, creating an extra 222 much needed spaces.
1962 classic theme tune remade for 2012 by Chiltern Railways
To celebrate the upgraded Chiltern Railways Mainline service between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone, Orchestra of the Swan (OOTS) has partnered with Chiltern Railways to remake the famous 1962 British Railways promotional film ‘Let’s go to Birmingham’.
Chiltern Railways goes ‘green’ with EV charge points at nine stations
Chiltern Railways has installed electric vehicle (EV) charge points at nine major stations in a bid to support commuters’ low-emission travel to their local station.
Chiltern Railways: Oxford – London line statement
We are currently working to establish a direct rail link between Oxford and London Marylebone, the first new rail route between London and a major city for 100 years.