CHILTERN Railways has added more carriages to its morning trains from Bicester North after complaints about a lack of peak-time services at the station.

The 6.25am and 7.11am trains from Bicester North to London Marylebone will have seven carriages instead of the current six, starting on December 13 when the company’s new timetable comes into effect.

A user told the Oxford Mail her morning commute had got longer since the opening of Oxford Parkway in October.

Ellie Coleman, from Bicester, wrote: “The new timetable from Bicester North to London Marylebone is a considerable step back. The number of peak-time trains has reduced and journey times have increased.

“My commute has been increased by 70 minutes per Monday-Friday week due to these changes – the worst being the scrapping of the 17.18 London Marylebone to Bicester North service.”

The 17.21 from London Marylebone to Banbury will also be upgraded to seven carriages instead of six, as well as the 17.50 from London Marylebone to Oxford Parkway. The 06.37 from Haddenham & Thame Parkway will be lengthened from two to three carriages.

There will also be more non-stop trains to London in the evening.