{"id":389529,"date":"2026-03-19T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=190820"},"modified":"2026-03-19T21:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:45:00","slug":"chiltern-railways-announces-easter-journey-changes-amid-ongoing-hs2-works-in-buckinghamshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=389529","title":{"rendered":"Chiltern Railways Announces Easter Journey Changes Amid Ongoing HS2 Works in Buckinghamshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/rail-projects\/chiltern-railways-announces-easter-journey-changes-amid-ongoing-hs2-works-in-buckinghamshire\/\" title=\"Chiltern Railways Announces Easter Journey Changes Amid Ongoing HS2 Works in Buckinghamshire\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113328\/Small-Dean-Viaduct-Photo-supplied-by-HS2_cropped-1-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113328\/Small-Dean-Viaduct-Photo-supplied-by-HS2_cropped-1-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113328\/Small-Dean-Viaduct-Photo-supplied-by-HS2_cropped-1-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Passengers travelling between Aylesbury and London via Great Missenden are being advised to plan ahead as HS2 work means changes to train services during the Easter bank holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Following work by HS2 to build the new 345-metre Small Dean Viaduct at Wendover last year, engineers will be installing 4,000 tonnes of stone where future high-speed services will cross the existing railway.<\/p>\n<p>The major work will reinstate the boundary of the railway and help to keep trains running safely and reliably while work continues in the area to construct Britain\u2019s new high-speed railway.<\/p>\n<p>During a four-day closure of the railway, buses will replace trains between Aylesbury and Great Missenden from Friday 3 to Monday 6 April, with passengers urged to plan their journeys in advance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick Cawley, Director of On Network Works for Network Rail and HS2, said:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cI\u2019d like to thank Chiltern Railways\u2019 customers for their patience while our work to construct HS2 &#8211; Britain\u2019s new high-speed railway continues in Buckinghamshire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile engineers complete major work at Wendover over the Easter bank holiday weekend, we\u2019re urging passengers to check before they travel with National Rail Enquiries.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-view-from-across-the-trees-53627-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" data-id=\"190827\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-view-from-across-the-trees-53627-1-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-view-from-across-the-trees-53627-1-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-view-from-across-the-trees-53627-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-view-from-across-the-trees-53627-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-view-from-across-the-trees-53627-1-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-view-from-across-the-trees-53627-1-2048x1229.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-view-from-across-the-trees-53627-1-700x420.jpg 700w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-view-from-across-the-trees-53627-1-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-view-from-across-the-trees-53627-1-1068x641.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-view-from-across-the-trees-53627-1-1920x1152.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-from-above-crossing-A413-and-Chiltern-rail-line-53628-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" data-id=\"190828\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-from-above-crossing-A413-and-Chiltern-rail-line-53628-1-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-from-above-crossing-A413-and-Chiltern-rail-line-53628-1-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-from-above-crossing-A413-and-Chiltern-rail-line-53628-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-from-above-crossing-A413-and-Chiltern-rail-line-53628-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-from-above-crossing-A413-and-Chiltern-rail-line-53628-1-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-from-above-crossing-A413-and-Chiltern-rail-line-53628-1-2048x1229.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-from-above-crossing-A413-and-Chiltern-rail-line-53628-1-700x420.jpg 700w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-from-above-crossing-A413-and-Chiltern-rail-line-53628-1-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-from-above-crossing-A413-and-Chiltern-rail-line-53628-1-1068x641.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113329\/HS2-Small-Dean-Viaduct-from-above-crossing-A413-and-Chiltern-rail-line-53628-1-1920x1152.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Michael Stewart, Commercial &amp; Customer Strategy Director at Chiltern Railways, said:<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;I would like to thank our customers for their patience while the HS2 work is being carried out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I urge our customers in the area to check their journeys during this closure as they will be disrupted and may involve a rail replacement bus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, engineers completed a 4,500\u2011tonne deck slide at Wendover, which was one of the heaviest and longest single\u2011stage slides on the HS2 project. Supported by five Y\u2011shaped piers, the viaduct\u2019s innovative double\u2011composite steel and concrete design reduces carbon while delivering a durable, low\u2011impact structure built to span one of the railway\u2019s busiest corridors.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, with major work taking place on other routes, there will no Chiltern Railways trains running between Marylebone and Amersham on Tuesday 7 or Wednesday 8 April. A limited shuttle service will operate between Amersham and stations to Aylesbury Vale Parkway, connecting with London Underground Metropolitan Line services to and from Baker Street at Amersham.<\/p>\n<p>The work has been planned over Easter at the same time as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk\/news\/huge-improvements-planned-across-the-west-coast-main-line-this-easter\">\u00a3400m investment on Network Rail\u2019s North West &amp; Central region<\/a>&nbsp;which will help to make journeys more reliable for passengers and freight services.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers are being urged to plan their journeys at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalrail.co.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJonathan.Cooke%40networkrail.co.uk%7C1d1ea01f8a804af8ce4a08de841c0c35%7Cc22cc3e15d7f4f4dbe03d5a158cc9409%7C0%7C0%7C639093453171197781%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xM9%2BHrYVmlQdjyLaFvtdBGv5IPtZas9RnCO8CL3J%2BL8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">www.nationalrail.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Network Rail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/rail-projects\/chiltern-railways-announces-easter-journey-changes-amid-ongoing-hs2-works-in-buckinghamshire\/\" title=\"Chiltern Railways Announces Easter Journey Changes Amid Ongoing HS2 Works in Buckinghamshire\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19113328\/Small-Dean-Viaduct-Photo-supplied-by-HS2_cropped-1-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/a>Passengers travelling between Aylesbury and London via Great Missenden are being advised to plan ahead as HS2 work means changes to train services during the Easter bank holiday weekend. Following work by HS2 to build the new 345-metre Small Dean Viaduct at Wendover last year, engineers will be installing 4,000 tonnes of stone where future [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089,16017,343,47,16148,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-389529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hs2","category-industry-news","category-infrastructure","category-rail-news","category-rail-projects","category-uk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=389529"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":389558,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389529\/revisions\/389558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=389529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=389529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=389529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}