"Roger Lynn" wrote in message
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On 26/01/11 16:56, Theo Markettos wrote:
It might also be worth pointing out that there's another route to Oxford
currently at the planning permission stage, using the line to Bicester
then
a new junction joining the Chiltern line to Marylebone:
http://www.chiltern-evergreen3.co.uk/

I don't know the latest timescales on the project, but it's probably a
few
years off opening.

It's meant to be opening at the end of 2013, and in the past Chiltern
have had a good record for finishing projects on time.

It's worth noting that many people who live near Oxford drive to
Bicester North and catch the train to Marylebone from there. These
trains should be getting 10 minutes faster from May.

When the Bicester curve opens, how will the journey time from Oxford to
Marylebone compare with that from Oxford to Paddington via Didcot? How do
the distances compare, too?

I wonder what the effect will be on the existing Birmingham-Marylebone
service and other services that start closer to London? Does the line have
spare capacity for extra trains from Oxford, or will existing services have
fewer trains to accomodate the Oxford ones?