Bicester Village railway station

Bicester Village (2015–present, previously Bicester Town 1987–2014, Bicester London Road 1954–1968, Bicester 1850–1954) is one of two railway stations serving the town of Bicester in Oxfordshire (the other is Bicester North). It is 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Oxford on the Oxford-Bedford line near its junction with the Chiltern Main Line. The renamed Bicester Village station reopened on 25 October 2015 with trains initially running between Oxford Parkway and London Marylebone. All trains serving it are operated by Chiltern Railways.

Bicester Village
Class 168s at Bicester Village
General information
LocationBicester, Cherwell District
England
Coordinates51.8931°N 1.1485°W / 51.8931; -1.1485
Grid referenceSP586219
Managed byChiltern Railways
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBIT
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyBuckinghamshire Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1850Opened as "Bicester"
March 1954Renamed "Bicester London Road"
1 January 1968Closed
11 May 1987Reopened and renamed "Bicester Town"
15 February 2014Closed to rail traffic for line upgrade
12 March 2015Renamed "Bicester Village"
25 October 2015Reopened
Passengers
2018/19 1.778 million
 Interchange  231
2019/20 2.265 million
 Interchange  840
2020/21 0.375 million
 Interchange  130
2021/22 1.178 million
 Interchange  509
2022/23 1.611 million
 Interchange  616
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
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