East West Rail is a nationally significant railway project which aims to deliver much-needed transport connections for communities between Oxford and Cambridge by:

• Upgrading an existing section of railway between Oxford and Bicester

• Bringing back a section of railway between Bicester and Bletchley services start in 2026 using trains like this one

• Refurbishing existing railway between Bletchley and Bedford

• Building brand new railway infrastructure between Bedford and Cambridge.

  Trains are already running between Oxford and Bicester. Test trains are rnning between Bletchley and Bicester from October 2024. Passenger trains will start running between Bicester, Bletchley and Milton Keynes by 2026 (there is still no firm date for this) and are expected to run over the Bedford to Bletchley Railway by the early 2030s and onwards to Cambridge by the mid to late 2030s.

• More details on the project can be found here

• East West Rail launched their final consultation on the project on 14 April ad it runs until une 9th. You can find details here.