was over-budget and had to await final approval. In December 2008 vegetation was cleared. A six-week closure of all or part of the line between Oxford and Worcester for preparatory works took place in July and August 2009. Further weekend work planned for February 2010 was postponed by Network Rail. Initial work began in autumn of 2010, with the majority of the second track being relaid between December 2010 and May 2011 when the line was closed at 21.30 from Monday to Thursday. In March 2011 construction works were started on additional structures and signalling equipment that the new line needed, including three new platforms at Charlbury, Ascott-under-Wychwood and . Footbridges at Charlbury and Honeybourne as well as preparation for the upgrade of six Level Crossings. The new double track section between Charlbury and Ascott re-opened on 6 June 2011; the line between Oxford and Moreton-in-Marsh having been closed during the previous nine days. The section between Moreton and Evesham reopened as double track on 22 August 2011 with the line closed for the preceding two weeks. Platform extensions 2018 The line was closed from 16 to 25 November 2018, between Moreton-In-Marsh and Worcester, so that platforms could be extended to accommodate Class 800 trains. Opening of Worcestershire Parkway 2020 Worcestershire Parkway railway station opened in February 2020, following a long-standing proposal for a new split-level station where the line crosses over the Birmingham and Bristol Railway route. Connecting services are provided by CrossCountry on the Cardiff to Nottingham line and there is parking for 483 cars. Route The line comprises all or part of the following Network Rail routes: GW 200 from Oxford GW 310 from Wolvercot Junction GW 300 from Norton Junction GW 340 from Worcester Shrub Hill GW 730 from Shelwick Junction to Hereford Infrastructure The line is single track between the following places: Wolvercot Junction, (about north of Oxford) and . west of and Norton Junction ( south east of ) Worcester Shrub Hill through to Henwick. Malvern Wells, ( south of ) and Shelwick Junction ( north of Hereford) with a crossing place at . Other sections are double track. Significant civil engineering structures on the line include Campden Tunnel (), the Colwall Tunnels (), Ledbury Tunnel () and viaducts at Worcester and Ledbury. Detail Oxford to Charlbury After departing Oxford station, the Cotswold Line shares track with the Cherwell Valley Line to Banbury. About