Go-ahead given for Cowley Line to reopen by 2030

Go-ahead given for Cowley Line to reopen by 2030

Re: Go-ahead given for Cowley Line to reopen by 2030

Posted by ray951 at 11:26, 23rd October 2025

Great news. A special train is just about to go onto the branch now. I remember another special ran 11 years ago to demonstrate the potential of the line, and that potential looks like it might be close to being realised.

Oxford Clarion is an excellent site.

I assume this one https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U68415/2025-10-23/detailed and https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U68420/2025-10-23/detailed doesn't seem to be stopping at Oxford and I assume is using a Chiltern Trains unit.

Re: Go-ahead given for Cowley Line to reopen by 2030

Posted by IndustryInsider at 10:22, 23rd October 2025

Re: Go-ahead given for Cowley Line to reopen by 2030

Posted by Ralph Ayres at 09:49, 23rd October 2025

Cynically, i expected that £120m to be for a feasibility study, but it does actually seem to be towards doing some physical upgrade work.

Quite impressed by the Oxford Clarion, which I expected to be one of those clickbait local news sites that simply repeat/misunderstand a press release, if you can manage to read it between the popup adverts. This was refreshingly different and I felt rather better than the BBC article.

Go-ahead given for Cowley Line to reopen by 2030

Posted by ray951 at 09:15, 23rd October 2025

News today that the go-ahead has been given for reopening the Oxford - Cowley line by 2030.
Funding of £120m has been made available to reopen the line to passengers with new stations at Littlemore and Cowley.

https://oxfordclarion.uk/cowley-branch-line-reopening-gets-the-go-ahead/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgql954g07do

Services will operate to Oxford and London Marylebone.

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