Which train services are affected by today’s train strikes? | UK News

Travelling right now? Brace your self, as extra practice strikes are upon us.

Industrial motion is coming from two unions: Aslef (on Friday, Could 12, later Could 31 and June 3), and RMT (on Saturday, Could 13) – amid long-running disputes over pay and points reminiscent of jobs and modernisation.

Aslef represents round 96% of UK practice drivers, so plenty of providers will probably be cancelled on its strike days.

RMT, in the meantime, represents a spread of railway staff – and along with the upcoming strike day, just lately re-balloted members for additional motion as they proceed to search ‘a good deal’.

So, which practice strains are because of be affected, and can your practice be cancelled?

Here is all that you must know.

Which practice strains are affected by the strikes right now?

Avanti West Coast

Avanti West Coast has suggested prospects to not journey on Aslef strike days, as trains will not be working.

It says: ‘Please don’t try and journey on Avanti West Coast on Could 12 and 31, and June 3 as we is not going to be working any providers on our routes.’

For RMT’s strike day on Could 13, it advises: ‘Please verify your journey earlier than arriving at our stations.

‘Our timetable will change considerably and fewer trains will run on strike dates, so your complete journey could also be severely disrupted.’

It provides that first trains of the day will begin from 7am, and final trains will end at 7pm. The one exception could also be trains heading to the Eurovision Music Contest in Liverpool.

C2C says its trains will not be vastly affected by the strike motion on all 4 upcoming days.

Nevertheless, you possibly can count on trains to be busier than regular, and on Could 13, there will probably be a change to some trains – they’ll run to and from Fenchurch Road however not cease at Liverpool Road or Stratford.

Chiltern Railways

Chiltern Railways trains is not going to run in any respect right now (Could 12) and subsequent Aslef strike days on Could 31 and June 3.

You must count on a really restricted service tomorrow (Could 13), with one practice per hour from Marylebone to Banbury, Marylebone to Oxford and Marylebone to Aylesbury (by way of Amersham) and vice versa.

These trains will run roughly between 9am till 9pm.

Many stops, together with Wembley Stadium, Northolt Park and South Ruislip will probably be closed all day, with some stops to Aylesbury additionally closed tomorrow.

Word there will probably be very restricted trains because of the aftermath of the strikes and Aslef extra time bans on Could 15 to Could 20, with deliberate engineering works on Could 21.

You possibly can see which providers are affected on every day by visiting the Chiltern Railways web site.

CrossCountry is not going to be working any trains right now (Could 12) and can run a restricted service tomorrow (Could 13). It advises prospects hoping to journey to verify the journey planner on its web site.

The practice operator says it’s reviewing plans for future Aslef strike dates.

East Midlands Railway (EMR)

Do not journey right now (Could 12), Could 31 or June 3, says EMR, as no trains are in service on these dates.

As for tomorrow’s RMT strike, the operator says: ‘On Saturday, Could 13 we will probably be working a considerably diminished service. 

‘Solely journey by rail if completely vital and should you do journey, count on extreme disruption. We additionally advise you to verify the times in between strike motion as trains are topic to quick discover alterations and cancellations.’

On this date, there will probably be one practice per hour on a handful of providers, working between 7am and 7pm, with many final departures occurring round 3pm or 4pm.

EMR additionally particularly advises soccer followers NOT to journey to key soccer matches by practice – Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea and Notts County vs Chesterfield – as ‘you will not have the ability to journey again on the identical day’.

You possibly can verify actual journey instances on the East Midlands Railway web site.

Gatwick Categorical

Off to the airport? Effectively, Gatwick Categorical is not working right now (Could 12), neither is set to run on future Aslef strike dates on Could 31 or June 3.

Tomorrow, the Gatwick Categorical will probably be working however restricted. Its web site states: ‘The railway will function restricted opening hours with providers beginning later and ending a lot sooner than regular.

‘Some routes will end sooner than others, and a few stations is not going to be served in any respect. Please verify your first and final trains fastidiously, as there will probably be no different journey outdoors of those providers.’

You also needs to count on restricted providers that could be busier than common between Could 15 to Could 20 because of Aslef extra time bans.

Nice Northern

Nice Northern can also be warning prospects that there will probably be no trains right now, on Could 31 or June 3 – with restricted trains tomorrow, and contours affected by extra time bans on Could 15 to Could 20.

Tomorrow (Could 13), you possibly can count on two trains per hour between London St Pancras and Bedford, in addition to Luton.

There may also trains from King’s Cross to Peterbrough, Ely, Cambridge, Stevenage and Welwyn Backyard Metropolis at a price of 1 or two per hour, relying on the route.

Discover out extra on Nice Northern’s web site.

Nice Western Railway is about to have only a few trains working right now (Could 12).

Count on extraordinarily restricted providers on the next routes:

• London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads
• Studying to Didcot (for connecting bus substitute providers in the direction of Oxford)
• Studying to Basingstoke
• Studying to Redhill
• Westbury to Swindon in peak instances solely
• Cardiff to Bristol
• Plymouth to Gunnislake.

They will seemingly be a lot busier than common. Equally, tomorrow (Could 13) may also see a restricted variety of routes in operation, which you’ll be able to view on the GWR web site.

Count on additional disruption from Could 15 to Could 20 because of motion in need of a strike, the corporate says. You possibly can seemingly count on an identical state of affairs on future Aslef strike dates Could 31 and June 3.

Better Anglia

Better Anglia warns passengers that there will probably be diminished frequency right now (Could 12).

‘We will probably be working a diminished service on a restricted variety of routes. Most routes (together with all regional strains) could have no service in any respect,’ it explains.

‘The place providers do run they’ll begin later and end sooner than regular, with begin/end instances various throughout the community.’

Tomorrow (Could 13), trains will begin from 7am ‘with all final trains reaching their vacation spot by 11pm’. How frequent trains are will rely on the route. Some could have diminished service, whereas others will probably be nearer to regular.

There are a variety of trains cancelled from Could 15 to Could 19, which may be considered on-line on the web site. Aslef strike dates may also have an effect on providers on Could 31 and June 3.

LNER will run a diminished timetable on all 4 strike days, together with right now (Could 12) and tomorrow (Could 13).

This consists of the London King’s Cross to Edinburgh route, with first departures a lot later than common and final departures a lot sooner than common. For instance: right now, the final practice to depart King’s Cross for Edinburgh will depart the station at 3pm.

LNER provides: ‘We will probably be working a diminished service on all dates.

‘Clients already booked to journey on these dates will probably be contacted at the very least 5 days upfront with their journey choices.’

London Northwestern Railway

London Northwestern Railway is not going to function trains right now (Could 12), Could 31 or June 3.

There will be a restricted service tomorrow (Could 13), working between 7am and 7pm.

Count on two trains per hour on routes to London Euston and Liverpool Lime Road from Birmingham New Road – and only one per hour on native routes to Birmingham Worldwide, Wolverhampton and Rugeley Trent Valley by way of Walsall.

For additional particulars, finest to verify the web site for timetable data.

Northern Rail can also be not working any trains right now (Could 12) and on Aslef strike dates Could 31 and June 3.

A really restricted service will run tomorrow (Could 13) for RMT’s strike day, with some routes and stops not being served in any respect.

On those that do, trains will solely run from 8am to 5pm and passengers are suggested to keep away from the final practice of the day if potential. Little question it will likely be slightly busy.

There may be extra disruption to comply with on Could 15 to Could 20 and once more on June 1, provides Northern.

South Western Railway

South Western Railway says there will probably be no Island Line right now (Could 12), because the Aslef strike impacts its network-wide depot line and the Island Line practice drivers.

It provides: ‘Whereas this industrial motion doesn’t influence the vast majority of our drivers on Aslef strike days, there are some impacts on the West of England and suburban routes, due to native industrial motion.

‘Consequently, we count on to run a diminished service between Exeter and Waterloo, within the Romsey space and on our suburban community in an effort to present prospects better certainty on which providers will run.’

South Western advises passengers that they need to count on quick discover delays and cancellations right now, and in case you are travelling to verify its journey planner for timetable data.

Tomorrow (Could 13), count on a big a part of its community to be closed, with restricted trains per hour (both one or two) working from 7am to 7pm on these routes:

• London Waterloo to Windsor by way of Hounslow
• London Waterloo to Windsor by way of Richmond
• London Waterloo to Woking
• London Waterloo to Basingstoke
• Basingstoke to Salisbury
• A diminished service on the Island Line.

Southeastern

Southeastern has no trains working right now (Could 12), and none on Could 31 or June 3 because of Aslef strike motion.

Tomorrow (Could 13), a particularly restricted service will probably be working, with solely 58 of 180 stations open in any respect.

Trains will seemingly begin later and end earlier, and any early morning providers which are working will probably be busy, so bear in mind that you could be be unable to board your required service.

The operator provides that it expects to have a full service working from Could 15 to Could 20 and June 1 – when there are Aslef extra time bans in place – however advises passengers to verify their journey forward of time.

Southern

Southern is not going to function any trains right now (Could 12), nor will it on strike days Could 31 or June 3.

Count on a restricted service on Southern tomorrow (Could 13), because it says: ‘The railway will function restricted opening hours with providers beginning later and ending a lot sooner than regular. 

‘Some routes will end sooner than others, and a few stations is not going to be served in any respect.’

Passengers can even count on fewer providers from Could 15 to Could 20.

A part of the identical firm as Southern, Nice Northern and Gatwick Categorical, there’ll even be no Thameslink service right now (Could 12).

And tomorrow (Could 13), there will probably be restricted service, and fewer trains from Could 15 to Could 20.

TransPennine Categorical

TransPennine Categorical is absolutely shut down right now (Could 12), so there aren’t any trains in any respect.

There’s a particularly restricted service tomorrow (Could 13), and passengers are suggested to solely journey if important and to verify the operator’s journey planner for timetable data.

Word there are some very restricted trains working to Liverpool for the Eurovision Music Contest.

Liverpool Lime Road to Huddersfield (by way of Manchester Piccadilly) could have 12 trans, whereas Preston and Sheffield (by way of Manchester Piccadilly) could have 5 and 4 respectively. That is in each instructions, TransPennine says on its web site.

There may be not but data for Aslef strike days Could 31 and June 3.

West Midlands Railway trains will not run right now (Could 12), nor on Could 31 or June 3.

Anybody hoping to journey tomorrow (Could 13) must be ready for a restricted service, working between 7am and 7pm solely – with some routes not being served in any respect.

Individuals hoping to achieve the Aston Villa vs Tottenham match by practice, are suggested to assume once more.

West Midlands warns: ‘As a result of influence of commercial motion and related security considerations, providers is not going to name at Aston / Witton for 2 hours earlier than and after the Aston Villa vs Tottenham match on Saturday, Could 13.’

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