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There will be limited Chiltern Railway services this weekend, including no trains at all on Sunday.

Limited Chiltern trains through Banbury this weekend due to strike action

Banbury station where staff say they will attempt to ensure men do not use the ladies' toilets

Banbury station officials to stop taxi drivers using ladies loos

Banbury Station is one of three to provide British Sign Language screens for deaf travellers. Those using BSL can wirelessly download information for ongoing travel

Banbury Station to get British Sign Language assistance

Chiltern Railways has warned its customers of planned engineering works and line closures due to take place this weekend.

Rail operator warns customers of engineering works and line closures

Banbury ticket office is busy this morning (Wednesday). Picture by Alexis Parr @AlexisParrDiary

Consultation on closure of Banbury ticket office extended until next week

Chiltern Trains warn of disruption caused by industrial action

Banbury area train users are warned of strike action this week and next

The railway operator for the Banbury area has warned customers to check journeys before travelling due to planned industrial action and engineering works.

Railway operator warns customers to check journeys ahead of travel next week

The railway operator for Banbury has launched the country’s first ever vegetable oil-powered passenger trains.

Railway operator launches country's first vegetable oil-powered passenger trains

Railway operator Chiltern Railways has warned Banbury passengers of reduced services and busier trains next week due to industrial action strikes by workers.

Railway operator warns customers of reduced services due to striking workers

Banbury station ticket office is in life for closure. Many people have gone to social media to object

Travellers of all ages object to plan to close Banbury station's ticket office

Chiltern Railways has asked customers to double-check their journey due to train times changing in response to the reopening of the railway between Oxford and Didcot.

Train operator advises passengers to check schedule after viaduct reopens

Karen Stapley with her stunning photograph of The Light and canal.

Aspiring photographers have their pictures displayed in town train station

Chiltern Railways has warned of significant disruption to services as a result of strike action

No Chiltern trains through Banbury and Bicester this Friday

Chiltern Railways is urging passengers to only travel this weekend if essential.

Chiltern Railways urges passengers to only travel if essential over Easter

Chiltern Railways warns customers that there will be a busier than normal service on Sunday.

Railway operator for Banbury warns passengers of busy service on Sunday

Emergency services dealing with an incident on the railway line between Leamington and Banbury

Rail disruption between Leamington and Banbury

Chiltern Railways urges customers to check their journey before they travel next week.

Rail operator urges passengers to check their journeys ahead of planned strikes

Chiltern Railways warns customers of severe disruption next week.

Chiltern Railways warns that no services will be running on two days next week

The plaques around the station are part of the recent refurbishment work done to the station garden.

Village near Banbury erects tribute to super friendly station cat

Chiltern Railways has released a severely disrupted schedule for the next four days and waned customers to only travel if essential.

Chiltern Railways warns rail users to only travel if essential

A Chiltern Railways train.Image supplied.

Warning of disruption to train services for Leamington, Warwick & Banbury in Jan

Chiltern Railways has warned customers that striking by rail workers will lead to an early finish on Christmas Eve.

Chiltern Railways warns customers of early finish on Christmas Eve

Chiltern Railways is warning customers of the severe disruption to services this weekend. Photo by Chiltern Railways

Chiltern Railways warn customers of severe disruption this weekend

Train operator warns customers to only use rail services if absolutely essential.

Train operator warns customers to only use rail services if absolutely essential

No Chiltern rail services will be operating north of Banbury on November 7 - and services on other days will be severely affected.

Rail services will be severely affected around Banbury

A person has been hit by a train between Oxford and Banbury

Person hit by train between Banbury and Oxford

A Chiltern Railways mainline train. Picture supplied.

Chiltern Railways releases travel guidance for customers travelling to and from ...

Severe delays between Banbury and Leamington Spa on the railway.

Rail disruption expected to continue between Banbury and Leamington

Chiltern Railways have begun the process of donating abandoned bicycles left at stations to The Bike Project.

Bicycles left at Banbury station to be given to refugees

Rail passengers in Banbury being urged to check their journeys in advance ahead of planned industrial action later this month.

Rail passengers in Banbury are being urged to check their journeys ahead of plan...

Rail operators in Banbury are asking passengers to only travel if essential this weekend

Rail operators in Banbury are asking passengers to only travel this weekend 'if ...

Banbury station will be the outer limit for Chiltern services tomorrow, Wednesday, July 27. Photo: Google Street View.

Banbury to get skeleton service on strike day

Train operator Chiltern Railways said there will be extremely limited availability of staff and as such it will not be able to operate services on most routes on June 21, 23 and 25.

Major disruption to rail services in Banbury next week – people are being advise...

Image from Chiltern Main Line Twitter.com/NetworkRailCML

Storm Eunice: Video shows moment roof was blown onto rail line at Banbury statio...

All Chiltern Railways services have been cancelled until the end of the day due to debris blown onto the track

Storm Eunice: Chiltern Railways cancels all services for the rest of the day

Chiltern Railways has issued travel advice for people travelling on New Year's Eve. (Submitted photo from Chiltern Railways)

Advice for Banbury area residents using the railway to travel on New Year's Eve

New Chiltern Railways timetable for Banbury area to start from next week

New Chiltern Railways timetable for Banbury area to start from next week

Network Rail is carrying out major track upgrades at four locations between London Marylebone and Banbury on Saturday September 18 and Sunday September 19. (Image from Chiltern Railways)

Track upgrades by Chiltern Railways lead to likely train disruptions for Banbury...

Cherwell District Council has teamed up with Banbury Business Improvement District (BID) and Chiltern Railways to offer a short stay tariff at the railway station car park.

New parking offer put in place for Christmas shoppers in Banbury

Chiltern Railways will be running reduced timetables as of next week. Photo by Chiltern Railways

Chiltern Railways to run reduced timetables

Customers on-board the Chiltern service were taken by surprise by members of Birmingham Community Gospel Choir.The award-winning singers were disguised as fellow passengers before bursting into a recital of the well-known love song All You Need Is Love to celebrate the new ticket for two passengers travelling together.

Watch this heartwarming Valentine's video of rail passengers in Banbury being se...

Victoria Prentis MP, pictured in the middle on the right, with Prime Minister David Cameron as he spoke at the new Oxford Parkway Station yesterday (Monday). NNL-151027-153445001

Banbury and Bicester MP hails ‘historic’ opening of new rail line

A train in Bicester North Station.Chiltern Railways ENGPNL00120130513095131

Plan ahead this weekend as Chiltern Railways test out new line

Chiltern Railways

Railway services affected on Chiltern Railways line into London.

The line will reopen for passengers on March 13

Banbury to Leamington railway line to reopen three weeks ahead of schedule

New £130m rail line approved

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Aerial view of the proposed Apollo scheme

Work underway on huge expansion of business park on edge of Rugby borough

Cllr Lidia Arciszewska, and Cllr Andrew Prosser, from West Oxfordshire District Council, stood at Deer Park’s orchard, Witney

West Oxfordshire residents invited to create over 50 orchards in district

Join Care UK's Banbury homes for their Care to Share initiative

‘Tis the season to be together – Banbury care homes open their doors for a merry...