General information | |||||
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Location | Bicester, Cherwell District England | ||||
Coordinates | 51°53′35″N 1°08′55″W / 51.8931°N 1.1485°W | ||||
Grid reference | SP586219 | ||||
Managed by | Chiltern Railways | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BIT | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Buckinghamshire Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 October 1850 | Opened as "Bicester" | ||||
March 1954 | Renamed "Bicester London Road" | ||||
1 January 1968 | Closed | ||||
11 May 1987 | Reopened and renamed "Bicester Town" | ||||
15 February 2014 | Closed to rail traffic for line upgrade | ||||
12 March 2015 | Renamed "Bicester Village" | ||||
25 October 2015 | Reopened | ||||
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 | ||||
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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 market town of Bicester in Oxfordshire, the other is Bicester North. It is 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Oxford on the Oxford-Bedford line[a] 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.
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