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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 BIRMINGHAM Moor Street Stourbridge Solihull Warwick Parkway Kidderminster To Telford, Shrewsbury, Wrexham Leamington Spa Stratford upon Avon M40 Banbury Bicester Aylesbury Vale Parkway Aylesbury Haddenham & Thame Parkway 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 Rail traffic growth Rail traffic growth Chiltern vs. National punctuallity Passenger miles, indexed Passenger miles, indexed 240 240 100 220 220 95 % of trains on time 200 200 90 180 180 Chiltern Chiltern Chiltern 85 National Rail National Rail All TOCs 160 160 80 140 140 75 120 120 70 100 100 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Year Y Y ear ear

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 Future East-West line to Milton Bicester A4260 Keynes Chiltern chord line Bicester A41 Town A44 Oxford-Marylebone 66 miles A34 To Oxford-Paddington 64 miles Worcseter Islip Kidlington Water Eaton Parkway P&R buses to A40 Carfax & Oxford North Radcliffe Junction Hospital A40 To High Wycombe and London Marylebone M40 Oxford 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 � Islip “as is” Oxford “as is”

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