A major train line in Oxfordshire will be closed for a whole day this weekend.
The line between Bicester North and Leamington Spa is set to shut on Sunday, July 14, so that order engineering works can be completed.
Bridge work will also take place between Bicester North and Kings Sutton as well as tunnel work between Banbury and Leamington Spa.
This has meant that passengers have been urged to allow extra time this Sunday
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Rail replacement buses will operate between:
- Bicester Village – Banbury – Leamington Spa
- Bicester Village – Banbury – Stratford Upon Avon
- Bicester Village – Kings Sutton – Banbury
Buses will run from Bicester Village for journeys to and from London Marylebone.
Buses from Leamington Spa will connect with trains to and from Birmingham Moor Street.
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A train to Bicester. (Image: Oxford Mail)
No through trains between London and Birmingham will operate and no services will operate from Bicester North station.
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