Services
From December 2008 the service on Mondays to Saturdays was improved with an evening service and a doubling of the service on Saturdays. There are now 11 trains on Mondays to Thursdays, 12 on Fridays and 13 on Saturdays. From May 2009 further improvements saw extra trains during the daytime on Mondays to Fridays and a new all-year round Sunday service, with trains every 90 minutes.
On 22 May 2011, Chiltern Railways took over all passenger operations from this station from the previous operator First Great Western. This is in advance of the new London Marylebone to Oxford service which is due to start in 2013.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | Chiltern Railways |
Bicester Town | ||
| Future services | ||||
| Water Eaton Parkway | Chiltern Railways |
Bicester Town | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Oxford Road Halt |
London and North Western Railway |
Oddington Halt |
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The platform facing toward Oxford
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An FGW Class 165 Thames Turbo leaving Islip in 2010. The station will gain a second platform if the Evergreen 3 project goes ahead.
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