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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

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A new rail route to Oxford - Chiltern Railways’ plans

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Contents

  • Chiltern Railways
  • Evergreen 3 project
  • A new line to Oxford
  • Route and train services
  • Benefits
  • Main works and stations
  • Programme
  • Stakeholder consultation
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Chiltern Railways and Wrexham, Shropshire & Marylebone Railway

LONDON Marylebone

BIRMINGHAM Moor Street Solihull Leamington Spa Banbury Aylesbury Haddenham & Thame Parkway Bicester Warwick Parkway M40 Stourbridge High Wycombe Stratford upon Avon Aylesbury Vale Parkway Kidderminster

To Telford, Shrewsbury, Wrexham

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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

100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 1 9 9 6 1 9 9 7 1 9 9 8 1 9 9 9 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 Y ear Chiltern National Rail

Passenger miles, indexed

Rail traffic growth

100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 1 9 9 6 1 9 9 7 1 9 9 8 1 9 9 9 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 Y ear Chiltern National Rail

Passenger miles, indexed

Chiltern vs. National punctuallity

70 75 80 85 90 95 100 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 Q2 Year % of trains on time Chiltern All TOCs

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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

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  • 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

Chiltern’s “Evergreen 3” project

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A new route to Oxford

To Didcot and London Paddington

Future East-West line to Milton Keynes

To Worcseter To High Wycombe and London Marylebone

P&R buses to Carfax & Radcliffe Hospital Chiltern chord line Bicester Town Water Eaton Parkway

Oxford North Junction

Bicester

Islip Kidlington

Oxford

To Banbury and Birmingham A41 A34 A40 A44 A40 A4260 A4421 M40

Oxford-Marylebone 66 miles Oxford-Paddington 64 miles

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Train services*

FR Yugoslavia

  • 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

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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
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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

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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

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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

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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”

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Water Eaton Parkway

J9 Wheatley Abingdon Woodstock Kidlington A34 A34 M40 Carfax

OXFORD

A4260 A40 Eynsham and Witney A420 A40 Brookes University Hospitals Oxford station WATER EATON PARKWAY Park & Ride bus routes P&R Yarnton

Oxford Airport

New multi-modal station

to serve north Oxford and Kidlington

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Weston Otmoor

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

  • r passengers from the eco-town
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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

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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!