Direct Bristol to Oxford service up and running for the for the first time in over twenty years

The first restored direct services between Bristol Temple Meads and Oxford is being run by Great Western Railway.

GWR will operate two return Saturday services between the cities.

GWR managing director Mark Hopwood said: “We’re always looking at innovative ways of creating new business and improving connectivity. Changing customer patterns since Covid have provided a clear opportunity for us to expand our leisure offering and the Bristol-Oxford route is one which offers real potential.”

Providing a welcome economic boost with direct services to and from Oxford towards Bristol and beyond, Councillor Louise Upton, Cabinet Member for Planning at Oxford City Council said:

“An Oxford to Bristol service is a game-changer for the region, linking two dynamic economic areas and opening up new opportunities for business and leisure.

“For the first time in 20 years, we will be able to get on a train in Oxford and get off it in Bristol! This makes travel to the whole southwest easier and faster.

“This project helps unlock our city’s growth potential as well as helping to alleviate traffic congestion around Oxford. It’s a smart, sustainable step forward.”