East West Rail
On 30th April Network Rail
published their delivery plan for East West Rail.
The Network
Rail plan proposes delivery of East West Rail in two phases. Phase 1 will
deliver the infrastructure required for Chiltern Railways services between
Oxford and London via Bicester as well as the works required for the later
introduction of East West Rail services west of Bicester.
Phase 2,
which is at an earlier stage of development, will deliver the EWR works east of
Bicester to Bletchley and Bedford, including the Aylesbury to Claydon Junction
line within this five-year period ending March 2019.
Work
involves upgrading the Bicester Town to Bletchley and Claydon Junction to
Aylesbury freight line for passenger services; building a new station at
Winslow; building new high level platforms at Bletchley Station and minor
upgrades to the existing Bletchley to Bedford passenger railway.
On
completion, the railway will provide:
- An hourly passenger service between
Milton Keynes and Oxford via Winslow (which may continue to Didcot Parkway and
Reading)
- An hourly passenger service between
Milton Keynes and Aylesbury via Winslow (which may continue to Princes
Risborough, High Wycombe and Marylebone)
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