Annex 1 - Oxfordshire Rail Corridor Study Stage 1 Service Enhancements

 

Enhancement

Source

Tph

Origin

Destination

Refinement

2024

EWR Western Section

EWR

2

Milton Keynes

Didcot Parkway

Extend to Didcot in path of GW shuttle;

Culham call in each service

EWR Western Section

EWR

1

Bedford

Oxford

Oxford Phase 2

Chiltern

0.5

Birmingham

Oxford

2028

Cowley Branch

ORCS

2

Cowley

London Marylebone

Formed by extension of 2 Marylebone trains

Hanborough

NCLTF

2

Hanborough

Didcot Parkway / London Pad

Extend 1 to Didcot & 1 to London;

Culham call in each service

North Cotswolds

NCLTF

1

Paddington

Gt Malvern

EWR Central Section

EWR

2

Cambridge

Bristol / Southampton

Extend 1 to Bristol and 1 to Southampton

Coventry corridor

Midlands Engine Rail

1

Birmingham

Bristol

Extend to Bristol

Solihull Corridor

Midlands Engine Rail

1

Birmingham

Oxford

Banbury shuttle

ORCS

0.5

Banbury

Oxford

Grove new station

ORCS

~

Hourly call in EWR CS service

 

Begbroke new station

ORCS

~

Hourly call in Banbury shuttle

 

2033

EWR+

EWR

2

Cambridge

Oxford