A new rail route to Oxford - Chiltern Railways plans

A new rail route to Oxford - Chiltern Railways plans

Contents Chiltern Railways Evergreen 3 project A new line to Oxford Route and train services Benefits Main works and stations Programme Stakeholder consultation

Chiltern Railways and Wrexham, Shropshire & Marylebone Railway Stourbridge BIRMINGHAM Moor Street Kidderminster Solihull Stratford upon Avon Warwick Parkway To Telford, Shrewsbury, Wrexham Leamington Spa Banbury M40 Haddenham & Thame Parkway Bicester Aylesbury Vale Parkway Aylesbury High Wycombe LONDON Marylebone

Chiltern Railways 20-year investment-led franchise Owned by Deutsche Bahn one of Europe s leading rail companies UK rail industry leader 220% traffic growth since 1996 95%+ punctuality 90% positive overall opinion, National Passenger Satisfaction Survey Passenger miles, indexed 240 Rail traffic growth 100 Chiltern vs. National punctuallity 220 95 200 180 160 140 Chiltern National Rail % of trains on time 90 85 80 Chiltern All TOCs 120 75 100 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 70 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 Q2 Year

Investment track record Over 400m of private investment since 1996 New trains Track doubling New stations Old stations restored New depots All specified and project-managed by Chiltern Railways

Chiltern s Evergreen 3 project Faster journeys London-Bicester-Birmingham Higher line speeds Revised track layouts to allow fast trains to overtake More-powerful trains A new route to Oxford

A new route to Oxford To Banbury and Birmingham A4421 A4260 Bicester Chiltern chord line Future East-West line to Milton Keynes To Worcseter A40 A44 Kidlington Oxford North Junction A34 Islip Bicester Town Water Eaton Parkway P&R buses to Carfax & Radcliffe Hospital A41 Oxford-Marylebone 66 miles Oxford-Paddington 64 miles Oxford A40 M40 To High Wycombe and London Marylebone To Didcot and London Paddington

Train services * 2 trains each hour Marylebone-Oxford London Oxford 66 minutes London Water Eaton Parkway 58 minutes Bicester - Oxford 14 minutes High Wycombe Oxford 38 minutes All trains will call at High Wycombe, Bicester Town, Water Eaton Parkway and Oxford Selected trains will also call at Islip Chiltern Clubman rolling stock * exact times and service pattern subject to change FR Yugoslavia

Benefits Alternative rail route Oxford-London Taking traffic off the M40 Avoids disruption on the Paddington line during Reading and CrossRail works New station at Water Eaton Parkway Station for Kidlington and north Oxford Rail travellers will not have to drive through city centre to the station Excellent bus links to Kidlington, north Oxford and the Hospitals Relieves pressure on Oxford station car parks Much better service Bicester - Oxford Taking traffic off the A34 Relieves pressure on park and ride sites Additional capacity at Oxford station Complements East-West Rail

Main works New line to connect Chiltern and east-west routes at Bicester Bicester Town-Oxford route upgraded Existing stations rebuilt New station at Water Eaton Parkway

Line upgrading Bicester-Oxford Double track reinstated over most of the route 90-100mph line speeds New signalling throughout Viaducts rebuilt Independent route into Oxford station Mill Stream viaduct, as is Old trackbed near to Oxford

Level crossings Many highway, bridleway, foot and farm crossings These will be upgraded or replaced Individual solutions will depend on local conditions and stakeholder consultation Islip level crossing as is

Stations 2 new platforms at Oxford Rebuilt stations at Bicester Town and Islip New multi-modal interchange station at Water Eaton Parkway Oxford as is Islip as is

Water Eaton Woodstock A4260 Parkway Oxford Airport Kidlington A34 J9 Yarnton A40 WATER EATON PARKWAY M40 New multi-modal station to serve north Oxford and Kidlington Eynsham and Witney Oxford station P&R Park & Ride bus routes Carfax Hospitals Brookes University OXFORD A40 Wheatley A420 A34 Abingdon

Weston Otmoor Chiltern Railways are not associated with the eco-town project Our Oxford route business case is not dependent on either funding or passengers from the eco-town

Programme New railways are authorised by a Transport & Works Act order ( TWA ) We plan to submit an application in autumn 2009 This will include a full Environmental Impact Assessment Final decision by the Secretary of State for Transport If TWA decision favourable and timely, we hope to have trains running in 2013

Consultation Full stakeholder consultation programme in spring-summer 2009 Roadshows Brochures Website www.chiltern-evergreen3.co.uk Key role in option selection Detailed discussions with affected parties Secretary of State likely to order a public enquiry to inform TWA decision We want to hear your opinions and suggestions!