improvements saw extra trains in the daytime on Mondays to Fridays and a new all-year-round Sunday service, with trains every 90 minutes. On 22 May 2011, Chiltern Railways took over all passenger operations from First Great Western ahead of the new service between and Oxford that was due to start in 2013. It was later amended to 2015. 2014 closure for rebuild, 2015 reopening The last trains ran late on 14 February 2014 before the station was closed to allow upgrade of the line between Oxford and Bicester. The reopening, first planned for May 2015, was delayed until 25 October 2015 with the official ceremony the following day. On 12 March 2015, Chiltern Railways announced that it would rename the station Bicester Village after the nearby designer retail outlet. This change has been seen as controversial by many who live in Bicester who thought that it had taken place without proper consultation. Before it closed for the rebuild, the station had one platform, a covered waiting area, seats, a clock, help point and public address. There were a number of cycle stands but no ticket facilities. Passengers could buy these on the train instead. As part of the works, the station was completely rebuilt as a two-platform station, and ticket machines provided. Station facilities The station has two car parks; between them they provide 230 standard spaces, plus 18 spaces for passengers with reduced mobility. The station also has parking for 60 pedal cycles and 18 motorcycles. There is a shuttle bus which connects the station to the shopping village while other services also serve the station. Services The station is served by a half-hourly service between and . Future services , the line eastward towards Bletchley is out of service while work is in progress on the section between Bicester and Bletchley. The route is scheduled to reopen by late 2024. Services are planned that will link Bicester to Winslow, Milton Keynes and Bedford. Once East West Rail is running, an hourly service and half-hourly Oxford service are planned, bringing the total number of trains between Bicester Village and Oxford to five per hour, several times the service frequency it had before rebuilding. References Notes External links East West Rail Consortium Chiltern Railways Evergreen 3 project Railway stations in Oxfordshire DfT Category F1 stations Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850