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			{{Short description\|Railway station in Oxfordshire, England}}
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	\| name = Bicester North
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	\| ~~caption~~ = ~~The~~ ~~station~~ in ~~2011,~~ ~~after~~ ~~completion~~ of ~~widening~~ ~~work~~ ~~on the~~ ~~southbound~~ ~~platform~~		\| name = Bicester North
	\| ~~code~~ = ~~BCS~~		\| symbol_location = gb
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			\| caption = The station in 2011, after completion of widening work on the southbound platform
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	\| usage0203 = {{increase}} 0.596
			\| country = England
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	\| usage0607 = {{increase}} 0.802
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	\| usage0708 = {{increase}} 0.911
	\| ~~usage0809~~ = ~~{{increase}}~~ ~~0.985~~		\| platforms = 2
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	\| usage0910 = {{increase}} 1.127
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	\| usage1011 = {{increase}} 1.228
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	\| usage1112 = {{increase}} 1.356
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	\| usage1213 = {{increase}} 1.463
		⚫	\| postgroup = GWR
	\| usage1314 = {{increase}} 1.621
	\| ~~platforms~~ = 2		\| opened = 1 July 1910
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			{{Rail pass box \|pass_year=2019/20 \|passengers={{increase}} 0.839 million \|interchange={{pad\|1em}}{{decrease}} 32,575}}
	\| start = 1 July 1910
			{{Rail pass box \|pass_year=2020/21 \|passengers={{decrease}} 0.148 million \|interchange={{pad\|1em}}{{decrease}} 3,509}}
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			{{Rail pass box \|pass_year=2022/23 \|passengers={{increase}} 0.633 million \|interchange={{pad\|1em}}{{decrease}} 18,563}}
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			{{Rail pass box \|pass_year=2023/24 \|passengers={{increase}} 0.758 million \|interchange={{pad\|1em}}{{decrease}} 3,984}}
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	'''Bicester North''' {{IPAc-en\|audio=En-uk-Bicester.ogg\|ˈ\|b\|ɪ\|s\|t\|ər}} is a station on the ], one of two stations serving ], ~~England~~. Services operated by ] run south to {{rws\|London Marylebone}} and north to {{rws\|Banbury}}, {{rws\|Birmingham Snow Hill}} and {{rws\|Stratford-upon-Avon}}.		'''Bicester North''' ({{IPAc-en\|audio=En-uk-Bicester.ogg\|ˈ\|b\|ɪ\|s\|t\|ər}} {{respell\|BIST\|ər}}) is a station on the ], one of two stations serving the market town of ] in ]. Services operated by ] run south to {{rws\|London Marylebone}} and north to {{rws\|Banbury}}, {{rws\|Birmingham Snow Hill}} and {{rws\|Stratford-upon-Avon}}.

	Bicester North is one of Bicester's two stations. The other is {{rws\|Bicester Village}} on the Oxford to London Marylebone Line.		Bicester North is one of Bicester's two stations. The other is {{rws\|Bicester Village}} on the Oxford to London Marylebone Line.
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	The station was transferred from the ] to the ] on 24 March 1974.<ref>{{cite journal \|editor1-first=J.N. \|editor1-last=Slater \|date=May 1974 \|title=Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services \|journal=] \|volume=120 \|issue=877 \|publisher=IPC Transport Press Ltd \|location=London \|issn=0033-8923 \|page=248 }}</ref>		The station was transferred from the ] to the ] on 24 March 1974.<ref>{{cite journal \|editor1-first=J.N. \|editor1-last=Slater \|date=May 1974 \|title=Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services \|journal=] \|volume=120 \|issue=877 \|publisher=IPC Transport Press Ltd \|location=London \|issn=0033-8923 \|page=248 }}</ref>

	In recent years passenger traffic at Bicester North has grown rapidly. In the seven years 2003–10 the number of passengers using the station increased by 89%.<ref>] data: see infobox at head of article.</ref>

	==Services==		==Services==
			The Monday-to-Friday off-peak service consists of:
	The typical off-peak weekday service consists of three or four trains per hour to and from London Marylebone. One service per hour is non-stop to Marylebone, taking around 55 minutes to cover the {{convert\|55\|mi}}. The other services call at various intermediate destinations such as {{rws\|Princes Risborough}} and {{rws\|High Wycombe}} and can take up to 15 minutes longer. Two services per hour continue northwards to Birmingham Snow Hill, taking around 1 hour 20 minutes. The remaining services either terminate at Bicester North or continue to Banbury or Stratford-upon-Avon.

			*2 trains per hour to {{stnlnk\|London Marylebone}}, typically calling at {{rws\|Haddenham & Thame Parkway}} (once per hour) and {{rws\|High Wycombe}} only
	At weekends, there are generally three trains per hour from London, two of which continue to Birmingham.
			*1 train per hour to {{rws\|Birmingham Moor Street}}
			*1 train per hour to {{rws\|Banbury}}, extending to {{rws\|Birmingham Snow Hill}} once every two hours and during peak times.

	==Improvement works==		==Improvement works==
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Railway station in Oxfordshire, England

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Bicester North[REDACTED]

The station in 2011, after completion of widening work on the southbound platform

General information

Location

Bicester, District of Cherwell
England

Grid reference

SP585231

Managed by

Chiltern Railways

Platforms

Other information

Station code

BCS

Classification

DfT category D

History

Opened

1 July 1910

Original company

Great Western Railway

Pre-grouping

GWR

Post-grouping

GWR

Passengers

2019/20

0.839 million

Interchange

32,575

2020/21

0.148 million

Interchange

3,509

2021/22

0.512 million

Interchange

19,850

2022/23

0.633 million

Interchange

18,563

2023/24

0.758 million

Interchange

3,984

Location

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bicester North (/ˈbɪstər/ BIST-ər) is a station on the Chiltern Main Line, one of two stations serving the market town of Bicester in Oxfordshire. Services operated by Chiltern Railways run south to London Marylebone and north to Banbury, Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon.

Bicester North is one of Bicester's two stations. The other is Bicester Village on the Oxford to London Marylebone Line.

History

The 'Bicester cut-off' between Ashendon Junction and Aynho Junction was opened in 1910 - the final main-line stretch of route to be completed in Britain until the 1980s. This provided a shortening of the London-to-Birmingham GWR main rail line, and also gave Bicester a station with direct London trains for the first time.

The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974.

Services

The Monday-to-Friday off-peak service consists of:

2 trains per hour to London Marylebone, typically calling at Haddenham & Thame Parkway (once per hour) and High Wycombe only
1 train per hour to Birmingham Moor Street
1 train per hour to Banbury, extending to Birmingham Snow Hill once every two hours and during peak times.

Improvement works

In 2010 the down line through the station was realigned for higher speeds, as part of the Evergreen 3 project. In 2011, the up (southbound) platform was widened, using the trackbed of the former through lines.

Operator and routes

Preceding station	[REDACTED] National Rail		Following station
High Wycombe		Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line	Kings Sutton
Haddenham & Thame Parkway		Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line	Banbury
	Historical railways
Ardley Line open, station closed		Great Western Railway Bicester "cut-off"	Blackthorn Line open, station closed

References

Slater, J.N., ed. (May 1974). "Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services". Railway Magazine. 120 (877). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 248. ISSN 0033-8923.
"Evergreen 3 progress". Modern Railways. London. December 2010. p. 9.

External links

Train times and station information for Bicester North railway station from National Rail
Map sources for Bicester North railway station

v t e Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Main Line	London Marylebone Wembley Stadium Sudbury & Harrow Road Sudbury Hill Harrow Northolt Park South Ruislip West Ruislip Denham Denham Golf Club Gerrards Cross Seer Green and Jordans Beaconsfield High Wycombe Saunderton Princes Risborough Haddenham & Thame Parkway Bicester North Kings Sutton Banbury Leamington Spa Warwick Warwick Parkway Hatton Lapworth Dorridge Solihull Birmingham Moor Street Birmingham Snow Hill Jewellery Quarter The Hawthorns Smethwick Galton Bridge Langley Green Rowley Regis Old Hill Cradley Heath Lye Stourbridge Junction
London–Aylesbury line	Harrow-on-the-Hill Rickmansworth Chorleywood Chalfont & Latimer Amersham Great Missenden Wendover Stoke Mandeville Aylesbury Aylesbury Vale Parkway
Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line	Monks Risborough Little Kimble
Oxford–Bicester line (and Cherwell line)	Bicester Village Islip Oxford Parkway Oxford Heyford Tackley
Leamington–Stratford line	Claverdon Bearley Wilmcote Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Stratford-upon-Avon
Rail transport in the United Kingdom

v t e Railway stations in Oxfordshire
Great Western Main Line	Cholsey Didcot Parkway Goring & Streatley
Chiltern Main Line	Banbury Bicester North
Cherwell Valley line	Appleford Banbury Culham Didcot Parkway Heyford Oxford Radley Tackley
Cotswold Line	Ascott-under-Wychwood Charlbury Combe Finstock Hanborough Kingham Oxford Shipton
Oxford–Bicester line	Bicester Village Islip Oxford Oxford Parkway
Henley branch line	Henley-on-Thames Shiplake
Heritage railways	Chinnor Didcot Railway Centre Wallingford

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