Future
- Following completion of a major track work project in December 2006, journey times on the line were cut by about 10 minutes. Currently major track replacement work is under way on the London Underground parts of the line, to increase maximum speeds.
- The line north of Aylesbury was reopened to regular passenger traffic in 2008 as far as the new Aylesbury Vale Parkway station. In the long term, the line will reopen in 2017 beyond Aylesbury Vale Parkway to allow passenger services to reach Milton Keynes and Bedford via a the reopened Varsity Line and East West Rail Link.
- A proposal announced in March 2010 would route the future high speed line, High Speed 2, parallel with a section of the Chiltern Main Line. If this is undertaken, it will be a non-stop service, with no interconnects with the Chiltern Line.
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