Commuters face fresh chaos as Tube strike continues for a second day with London Underground stations shuttered and entire network closed this morning
- Members of RMT union at 14 rail operators walk out leading to limited service
- London Underground remains closed this morning amid a strike by workers
Train services across Britain were crippled again today because of a fresh strike by rail workers as the wave of industrial action continues to spread.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at 14 operators walked out this morning over a long-running row over pay, jobs and conditions.
Trains that do operate will typically run a limited schedule from 7.30am until 6.30pm – with some train firms urging people to ‘only travel by rail if absolutely necessary’.
Nationally between 40 to 50 per cent of services were expected to run, but there will be wide variations across the network with no services at all in some areas.
Services tomorrow morning may also be disrupted because much of the rolling stock will not be in the right depots, before a second rail strike begins on Saturday.
The London Underground strike yesterday also continued to have a major impact into this morning’s rush hour, with services not due to start until mid-morning.
Nationally, all rail passengers were being warned to expect disruption today and on Saturday, and again on future strike dates on March 30 and April 1.
Parts of Tottenham Court Road station were closed yesterday during the Underground strike
Commuters queue for a bus outside London Euston rail station yesterday amid the strikes
Teachers in England and university staff will also be on strike in a continuation of a walkout yesterday, when they took part in one of the single biggest days of action in a decade.
All London Underground lines were still suspended today as the impact of yesterday’s strike was felt during this morning’s rush hour
Up to half a million teachers, lecturers, junior doctors, civil servants, London Underground drivers, BBC journalists and Amazon employees stopped work on Budget day.
Union officials at a rally in London attended by tens of thousands of strikers and supporters said the strike sent a strong message to the Government over its handling of the disputes.
Steve Montgomery, who chairs the Rail Delivery Group, said: ‘This latest round of strikes will be a further inconvenience to our customers, who have already experienced months of disruption, and cost our people even more money at a time they can least afford it.
‘They will also be asking why the RMT leadership blocked the chance to resolve this dispute by refusing to give their members – many of whom would have benefited from a 13 per cent increase – a say on their own deal.
‘Unfortunately, while we will pull out all the stops to keep as many trains running as possible, there will be reduced services across many parts of the rail network on all four strike days, so our advice is to check before you travel.’
But RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: ‘Rail employers are not being given a fresh mandate by the Government to offer our members a new deal on pay, conditions and job security.
‘Therefore, our members will now take sustained and targeted industrial action over the next few months.
‘The Government can settle this dispute easily by unshackling the rail companies.
‘However its stubborn refusal to do so will now mean more strike action across the railway network and a very disruptive overtime ban.
‘Ministers cannot continue to sit on their hands hoping this dispute will go away as our members are fully prepared to fight tooth and nail for a negotiated settlement in the months ahead.’
A Department for Transport spokesman said: ‘RMT members at train operating companies are being denied a say on their own future, while being forced to lose more pay through avoidable strike action.
‘We urge the RMT’s executive to put the Rail Delivery Group’s very fair offer to a democratic vote of their members, like it has on two separate occasions for RMT members working for Network Rail.’
NATIONAL RAIL STRIKE – THURSDAY AND SATURDAY
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Strikes at 14 train operating companies will go ahead this Thursday and Saturday, despite the RMT calling off its walkout at Network Rail.
Here are the service details for each operator on both days:
AVANTI WEST COAST
Avanti West Coast runs services on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston, Birmingham Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow.
On Thursday and Saturday, it plans to run one train per hour from Euston to each of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Preston, with a limited service to Glasgow.
These trains will operate during limited hours, with the first train of the day departing Euston just after 7.30am and the last one from Euston departing just after 4pm.
The days after industrial action are also expected to be affected – particularly in the morning, as services will start later.
C2C
On the c2c route, where trains run between London and Essex, the operator said the strike action will ‘not majorly impact c2c services’.
But West Ham station will only be open from 7.30am on Wednesday and Thursday, and 12-carriage trains will not stop at Limehouse on Thursday and Saturday.
CALEDONIAN SLEEPER
The overnight Caledonian Sleeper services – which connect London with Scotland – will run on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. There will be no service on Saturday.
CHILTERN RAILWAYS
Wednesday – There will be no Chiltern Railways trains on the route from London Marylebone to Amersham and Aylesbury Vale Parkway for the entire day. Trains will also be unable to call at South Ruislip, and some will call at West Ruislip instead.
Thursday – A very limited timetable will operate as follows:
- 1 train per hour Marylebone – stations to Oxford (and vice-versa).
- 1 train per hour Marylebone – stations to Banbury (and vice versa).
- 1 train per hour Marylebone – stations to Aylesbury (via High Wycombe, and vice-versa).
- 1 train per hour Aylesbury Vale Parkway – stations to Amersham (and vice-versa).
There will be no Chiltern Railways service north of Banbury. The start of service will generally be between 8am and 9am, while the end of service will generally be between 4pm and 5pm.
Friday – No service before 8.45am, then minor timetable changes throughout the day.
Saturday – A very limited timetable will operate as follows, again between roughly 8am and 5pm:
- 1 train per hour Marylebone – stations to Oxford (and vice-versa).
- 1 train per hour Marylebone – stations to Banbury (and vice versa).
- 1 train per hour Marylebone – stations to Aylesbury/Aylesbury Vale Parkway (and vice-versa).
- 1 bus per hour Princes Risborough – stations to Aylesbury (and vice-versa; due to planned engineering works).
Sunday – No service before 9am then minor timetable changes throughout the day. In addition, the line is closed between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury all day. Rail replacement buses will run as follows: Princes Risborough – Monks Risborough – Little Kimble – Aylesbury.
CROSSCOUNTRY
CrossCountry will be have a limited service in operation and has split its timetable into the following regions:
- Birmingham New Street – Bristol Temple Meads: Thursday 1 train per hour. First train 08.12. Last train 19.12. // Saturday 1 train per hour. First train 09.20. Last train 16.20.
- Birmingham New Street – Reading/Southampton Central: Thursday and Saturday – 1 train per hour. First train 08.57. Last train 15.04
- Birmingham New Street – Cardiff Central: Thursday and Saturday – No service
- Birmingham New Street – Newcastle/Edinburgh Waverley: Thursday and Saturday – Limited service. First train 11.03. Last train 13.03
- Birmingham New Street – Leeds/York: Thursday and Saturday – Limited service. 1 train per hour. First train 09.03. Last train 15.03
- Birmingham New Street – Leicester: Thursday: 1 train per hour. First train 08.52. Last train 17.22 // Saturday: 2 trains per hour. First train 07.52. Last train 17.22
- Birmingham New Street – Peterborough: Thursday: No service // Saturday: 1 train every 2 hours. First train 09.22. Last train 17.22
- Birmingham New Street – Nottingham: Thursday and Saturday – No service
- Birmingham New Street – Manchester Piccadilly: Thursday and Saturday: 1 train per hour. First train 08.01. Last train 16.01
EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY
East Midlands Railway has urged passengers on Thursday to ‘only travel by rail if absolutely necessary and if you do travel, expect severe disruption’. Services will operate between 7.30am and 6.30pm on Thursday as follows:
- One Train Per Hour between Nottingham and London St Pancras
- One Train Per Hour between Sheffield and London St Pancras
- One Train Per Hour between Corby and London St Pancras
- One Train per Hour between Derby and Matlock
- One Train per Hour between Derby and Nottingham
- One Train per Hour between Sheffield and Nottingham
- One Train per Hour between Leicester and Nottingham (Stopping Service)
- One Train per Hour between Mansfield Woodhouse and Nottingham
Here is the plan for Saturday, when services will again operate between 7.30am and 6.30pm only:
- One Train Per Hour between Nottingham and Leicester
- One Train Per Hour between Sheffield and Leicester
- One Train per Hour between Kettering and London St Pancras
- One Train Per Hour between Corby and London St Pancras
- One Train per Hour between Derby and Matlock
- One Train per Hour between Derby and Nottingham
- One Train per Hour between Sheffield and Nottingham
- One Train per Hour between Leicester and Lincoln
- One Train per Hour between Mansfield Woodhouse and Nottingham
- One Train per Hour between Grantham and Nottingham
EUROSTAR
Eurostar has said the strikes in Britain on Thursday and Saturday will not affect its timetable.
GATWICK EXPRESS
On Thursday, two trains per hour will run direct between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport. On Saturday, the Gatwick Express will not run.
GRAND CENTRAL
No impact on timetables on Thursday. On Saturday, engineering works will affect services which will all start or terminate at Eaglescliffe.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
On Thursday, an ‘extremely limited service’ will operate between 7.30am and 7.30pm on the following routes:
- London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, onto Plymouth every other hour
- London Paddington and Bristol Parkway
- London Paddington and Cardiff
- London Paddington and Oxford
- Slough and Windsor
- Maidenhead and Marlow
- Twyford and Henley
- Reading and Basingstoke
- Cardiff and Westbury
On Saturday, a very limited service will again run – this time between 7.30am and 6.30pm on the following routes:
- London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, onto Exeter every other hour
- London Paddington and Bristol Parkway
- London Paddington and Cardiff
- London Paddington and Oxford
- London Paddington and Newbury
- West Ealing and Greenford
- Slough and Windsor
- Maidenhead and Marlow
- Twyford and Henley
- Reading and Basingstoke
- Cardiff and Westbury
- Plymouth and Newton Abbot (replacement buses will operate between Exeter and Newton Abbot)
The Night Riviera Sleeper service will not operate on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
GREATER ANGLIA
On Thursday, there will be a reduced hourly service between 7am and 7pm on these routes:
- Norwich and London Liverpool Street
- Norwich and Cambridge/Stansted Airport
- Colchester and London Liverpool Street
- Clacton-on-Sea and London Liverpool Street
- Southminster and London Liverpool Street
- Cambridge and London Liverpool Street
- Hertford East and Stratford
On Saturday, services will operate between 7am and 11pm and some routes will have a reduced frequency. But many routes will have a normal or near normal service during the hours that trains are running.
However engineering works will mean no trains between Witham and Shenfield, and buses will replace trains between Bury St Edmunds/Ely and Cambridge.
HEATHROW EXPRESS
On Thursday on Saturday, the first trains will run as normal, but the last trains will leave Paddington and Heathrow just after 6pm on each day.
HULL TRAINS
The operator will not be affected by the strike on Thursday or Saturday and will run a normal timetable to and from London King’s Cross.
LNER
There will be a reduced service across the network on Thursday and Saturday between 7.30am and 6.30pm, with no services north of Edinburgh on either day.
LONDON NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY
On Thursday, a limited timetable will be in operation between 7am and 7pm only on the following routes:
- Lichfield Trent Valley – Birmingham New Street – Redditch / Bromsgrove (2 trains per hour)
- Birmingham New Street – Northampton via Coventry (1 train per hour)
- Birmingham New Street – Birmingham International via local stations (1 train per hour)
- Northampton – London Euston (2 trains per hour)
- Birmingham New Street – Wolverhampton via local stations (1 train per hour)
- Birmingham New Street – Crewe (1 train per hour)
On Saturday, trains will operate on the following routes only, between 7am and 8.30pm:
- Birmingham New Street – Northampton via Coventry (1 train per hour)
- Northampton / Milton Keynes – London Euston (1 train Milton Keynes – London Euston per hour, 1 train London Euston – Northampton per hour and 1 train London Euston – Birmingham New Street via Northampton per hour)
- Birmingham New Street – Crewe – Liverpool Lime Street (1 train per hour)
- Birmingham New Street – Birmingham International via local stations (1 train per hour)
LUMO
Lumo will not be affected by the strikes, and will run a normal timetable between Edinburgh and London King’s Cross on Thursday and Saturday.
MERSEYRAIL
All Merseyrail services will run as normal on the strike days – it will not be impacted.
NORTHERN RAIL
Northern Rail said very limited services will be running on Thursday and Saturday, between 7.30am and 6.30pm on these routes:
- Darlington – Saltburn
- Liverpool – Manchester Airport
- York – Leeds
- Leeds – Hebden Bridge
- Leeds – Ilkley
- Leeds – Skipton
- Leeds – Moorthorpe – Sheffield
- Leeds – Bradford Forster Square
SCOTRAIL
Scotrail services will not be affected on Thursday or Saturday and will run as normal.
SOUTHERN AND THAMESLINK
Southern and Thameslink services will operate with limited hours on Thursday and Saturday, with engineering works on Saturday resulting in no Southern or Gatwick Express trains to London Victoria.
Wednesday (due to Tube strike)
- West Brompton station will be served between 7.30am and 10.30pm
- Harrow and Wealdstone will not be served
- Wembley Central will not be served
- Farringdon will only be served between 7am and 10.30pm
Thursday
- London Victoria and Brighton: Two trains per hour will run between London Victoria and Brighton, calling at London Victoria, Clapham Junction, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport and Brighton only.
- London Bridge and Brighton: Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and Brighton, calling at London Bridge, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges, Balcombe, Hayward’s Heath, Wivelsfield, Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Preston Park and Brighton only. From 19:00 , this service will not call at Balcombe, Wivelsfield, Burgess, Hassocks or Preston Park.
- London Bridge and Gatwick Airport: Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and Gatwick Airport, calling at London Bridge, Norwood Junction, East Croydon, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords, Horley and Gatwick Airport only.
- London Bridge and Three Bridges: Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and Three Bridges, calling at London Bridge, Norwood Junction, East Croydon, Coulsdon South, Merstham, Redhill, Horley, Gatwick Airport and Three Bridges only.
- Brighton and Hove: Two trains per hour will run between Brighton and Hove only.
- Brighton and Barnham: One train per hour will run between Brighton and Barnham, calling at Brighton, Hove, Aldrington, Portslade, Fishersgate, Southwick, Shoreham By Sea, Lancing, East Worthing, Worthing, West Worthing, Durrington-On-Sea, Goring-By-Sea, Angmering, Littlehampton, Ford and Barnham
- Barnham and Three Bridges via Horsham: Two trains per hour will run between Barnham and Three Bridges, calling at Barnham, Ford, Arundel, Amberley, Pulborough, Billingshurst, Christs Hospital, Horsham, Littlehaven, Faygate(limited services), Ifield, Crawley, and Three Bridges.
- Brighton and Seaford: Two trains per hour will run between Brighton and Seaford, calling at Brighton, London Road, Moulsecoomb, Falmer, Lewes, Southease (one train per hour), Newhaven Town, Newhaven Harbour (limited services), Bishopstone and Seaford.
- Brighton and Eastbourne: One train per hour will run between Brighton and Eastbourne, calling at Brighton, Falmer, Lewes, Glynde, Berwick, Polegate, Hampden Park and Eastbourne.
- London Victoria and Sutton: Two trains per hour will run between London Victoria and Sutton, calling at London Victoria, Clapham Junction, Balham, Mitcham Eastfields, Mitcham Junction, Hackbridge, Carshalton, and Sutton only.
- London Victoria and Epsom Downs via Selhurst: Two trains per hour will run between London Victoria and Epsom Downs, calling at London Victoria, Battersea Park, Clapham Junction, Wandsworth Common, Balham, Streatham Common, Norbury, Thornton Heath, Selhurst, West Croydon, Waddon, Wallington, Carshalton Beeches, Sutton, Belmont, Banstead and Epsom Downs only.
- London Victoria and West Croydon via Crystal Palace: Two trains per hour will run between London Victoria and West Croydon, calling at London Victoria, Battersea Park, Clapham Junction, Balham, Streatham Hill, West Norwood, Gipsy Hill, Crystal Palace, Norwood Junction and West Croydon only.
- Caterham and Purley: One train per hour will run between Caterham and Purley, calling at Caterham, Whyteleafe South, Whyteleafe, Kenley and Purley.
- London Bridge and Tattenham Corner: Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and Tattenham Corner, calling at London Bridge, East Croydon, South Croydon, Purley Oaks, Reedham, Coulsdon Town, Woodmansterne, Chipstead, Kingswood, Tadworth and Tattenham Corner only.
- London Victoria and East Grinstead: Two trains per hour will run between London Victoria and East Grinstead, calling at London Victoria, Clapham Junction, Selhurst, East Croydon, South Croydon, Sanderstead, Riddlesdown, Upper Warlingham, Woldingham, Oxted, Hurst Green, Lingfield, Dormans and East Grinstead.
- Oxted and Uckfield: One train per hour will run between Oxted and Uckfield, calling at Oxted, Hurst Green, Edenbridge Town, Hever, Cowden, Ashurst, Eridge, Crowborough, Buxted and Uckfield.
- London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks: Two trains per hour will run between London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks, calling at London Blackfriars, Elephant & Castle, Denmark Hill, Peckham Rye, Nunhead, Crofton Park, Catford, Bellingham, Beckenham Hill, Ravensbourne, Shortlands, Bromley South, Bickley, St Mary Cray, Swanley, Eynsford, Shoreham (Kent), Otford, Bat & Ball and Sevenoaks.
Saturday
- London Victoria: No Southern or Gatwick Express services at London Victoria, Battersea Park, Clapham Junction and Wandsworth Common
- London Bridge and Brighton: Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and Brighton, calling at London Bridge, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport and Brighton only.
- London Bridge and Brighton: Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and Brighton, calling at London Bridge, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges, Balcombe, Hayward’s Heath, Wivelsfield, Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Preston Park and Brighton only. From 19:00 , this service will not call at Balcombe, Wivelsfield, Burgess, Hassocks or Preston Park.
- London Bridge and Gatwick Airport: Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and Gatwick Airport, calling at London Bridge, Norwood Junction, East Croydon, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords, Horley and Gatwick Airport only.
- London Bridge and Three Bridges: Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and Three Bridges, calling at London Bridge, Norwood Junction, East Croydon, Coulsdon South, Merstham, Redhill, Horley, Gatwick Airport and Three Bridges only.
- Brighton and Hove: Two trains per hour will run between Brighton and Hove only.
- Brighton and Barnham: One train per hour will run between Brighton and Barnham, calling at Brighton, Hove, Aldrington, Portslade, Fishersgate, Southwick, Shoreham By Sea, Lancing, East Worthing, Worthing, West Worthing, Durrington-On-Sea, Goring-By-Sea, Angmering, Littlehampton, Ford and Barnham
- Barnham and Three Bridges via Horsham: Two trains per hour will run between Barnham and Three Bridges, calling at Barnham, Ford, Arundel, Amberley, Pulborough, Billingshurst, Christs Hospital, Horsham, Littlehaven, Faygate(limited services), Ifield, Crawley, and Three Bridges.
- Brighton and Seaford: Two trains per hour will run between Brighton and Seaford, calling at Brighton, London Road, Moulsecoomb, Falmer, Lewes, Southease (one train per hour), Newhaven Town, Newhaven Harbour (limited services), Bishopstone and Seaford.
- Brighton and Eastbourne: One train per hour will run between Brighton and Eastbourne, calling at Brighton, Falmer, Lewes, Glynde, Berwick, Polegate, Hampden Park and Eastbourne.
- Balham and West Croydon via Selhurst: Two trains per hour will run between Balham, Streatham Common, Norbury, Thornton Heath, Selhurst, West Croydon.
- London Bridge and West Croydon via Crystal Palace: Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and West Croydon, calling at London Bridge, Queens Road Peckham, Peckham Rye, West Norwood, Gipsy Hill, Crystal Palace, Norwood Junction and West Croydon only.
- Caterham and Purley: One train per hour will run between Caterham and Purley, calling at Caterham, Whyteleafe South, Whyteleafe, Kenley and Purley.
- London Bridge and Tattenham Corner: Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and Tattenham Corner, calling at London Bridge, East Croydon, South Croydon, Purley Oaks, Reedham, Coulsdon Town, Woodmansterne, Chipstead, Kingswood, Tadworth and Tattenham Corner only.
- London Bridge and East Grinstead: Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and East Grinstead, calling at London Bridge, Norwood Junction, East Croydon, South Croydon, Sanderstead, Riddlesdown, Upper Warlingham, Woldingham, Oxted, Hurst Green, Lingfield, Dormans and East Grinstead.
- Oxted and Uckfield: One train per hour will run between Oxted and Uckfield, calling at Oxted, Hurst Green, Edenbridge Town, Hever, Cowden, Ashurst, Eridge, Crowborough, Buxted and Uckfield.
- London Victoria (Southeastern side) and Sevenoaks: Two trains per hour will run between London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks, calling at London Victoria, Denmark Hill, Peckham Rye, Nunhead, Crofton Park, Catford, Bellingham, Beckenham Hill, Ravensbourne, Shortlands, Bromley South, Bickley, St Mary Cray, Swanley, Eynsford, Shoreham (Kent), Otford, Bat & Ball and Sevenoaks.
SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY
On Thursday, South Western Railway will operate a significantly reduced service on a limited number of lines, between 7am and 6.30pm as follows:
- Two trains per hour in each direction between London Waterloo and Southampton Central
- Four trains per hour in each direction between London Waterloo and Woking
- Two trains per hour in each direction between London Waterloo and Basingstoke
- Four trains per hour in each direction between London Waterloo and Windsor & Eton Riverside
- One train per hour in each direction between Guildford and Woking
- One train per hour in each direction between Salisbury and Basingstoke
On Saturday, the service pattern between the same hours of 7am and 6.30pm will be:
- Two trains per hour in each direction between London Waterloo and Hounslow
- Four trains per hour in each direction between London Waterloo and Woking
- One train per hour in each direction between Basingstoke and Southampton Central
- One train per hour in each direction between Woking and Guildford
- One train per hour in each direction between Basingstoke and Salisbury
SOUTHEASTERN
Southeastern will operate a limited service on its network and some routes will be closed. Only 52 out of 180 stations will be open. Here is the service pattern for Thursday and Saturday:
- Bromley North line: 2 trains per hour
- Sevenoaks line: 2 trains per hour
- Bromley South line: 2 trains per hour
- High speed line: 2 trains per hour to Ashford Intl and 4 trains per hour to Ebbsfleet Intl
- Woolwich line: 2 trains per hour
- Sidcup line: 2 trains per hour
- Bexleyheath line: 2 trains per hour
STANSTED EXPRESS
On Thursday, there will be half-hourly Stansted Express services between Stansted Airport and London Liverpool Street and between Southend Victoria and London Liverpool Street. Normal service on Saturday.
THAMESLINK AND GREAT NORTHERN
Thameslink and Great Northern services will operate with limited hours on Thursday and Saturday, as follows:
- St Pancras International and Bedford: Two trains per hour will run between St Pancras International and Bedford, calling at St Pancras International, West Hampstead Thameslink, St Albans City, Harpenden, Luton Airport Parkway, Luton, Leagrave, Harlington, Flitwick and Bedford only.
- St Pancras International and Luton: Two trains per hour will run between St Pancras International and Luton, calling at St Pancras International, Kentish Town, West Hampstead Thameslink, Cricklewood, Hendon, Mill Hill Broadway, Elstree & Borehamwood, Radlett, St Albans City, Harpenden, Luton Airport Parkway, Luton.
- King’s Cross and Ely: One train per hour will run between King’s Cross and Ely, calling at King’s Cross, Finsbury Park, Potters Bar, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn North, Knebworth, Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City, Baldock, Ashwell & Morden, Royston, Meldreth, Shepreth, Foxton, Cambridge, Cambridge North, Waterbeach, Ely only. In addition to the above on Thursday only, one train per hour will run between Cambridge and Ely, calling at Cambridge, Cambridge North, Waterbeach and Ely only.
- King’s Cross and Cambridge: One train per hour will run between King’s Cross and Cambridge, calling at King’s Cross, Finsbury Park, Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City, Baldock, Ashwell & Morden, Royston and Cambridge only. After 19:00, this train will not call at Baldock or Ashwell & Morden.
- King’s Cross and Peterborough: Two trains per hour will run between King’s Cross and Peterborough, calling at King’s Cross, Finsbury Park, Stevenage, Hitchin, Arlesey, Biggleswade, Sandy, St Neots, Huntingdon and Peterborough only.
- King’s Cross and Welwyn Garden City: Two trains per hour will run between King’s Cross and Welwyn Garden City, calling at King’s Cross, Finsbury Park, Harringay, Hornsey, Alexandra Palace, New Southgate, Oakleigh Park, New Barnet, Hadley Wood, Potters Bar, Brookmans Park, Welham Green, Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City only.
- King’s Cross and Stevenage via Hertford North: Two trains per hour will run between King’s Cross and Stevenage, calling at King’s Cross, Finsbury Park, Harringay, Hornsey, Alexandra Palace, Bowes Park, Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill, Grange Park, Enfield Chase, Gordon Hill, Crews Hill, Cuffley, Bayford, Hertford North, Watton-at-Stone and Stevenage only.
TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS
TransPennine Express (TPE) will be operating a very limited service on these routes on Thursday and Saturday:
- Huddersfield to York: Ten services in both directions calling at all local stations.
- Manchester Airport to Preston: Five services in both directions
- Sheffield to Cleethorpes: Five services in both directions
TRANSPORT FOR WALES
The strike action will affect early morning and evening services as follows:
Before 7am and after 7pm:
- North Wales Coast – Manchester services will start and terminate at Chester
- Cardiff – Manchester services will start and terminate at Shrewsbury
- Birmingham International services will start and terminate at Birmingham New Street
- Liverpool to Chester services will not run
Between 7am and 7pm:
- Crewe to Manchester services will not stop at Wilmslow
Before 9.15am and after 9.15pm:
- Cardiff – Cheltenham services will start and terminate at Lydney.
TRANSPORT FOR WALES: Almost the entire Transport for Wales network (shown above) will be closed during the strike day
WEST MIDLANDS RAILWAY
On Thursday, a limited timetable will operate between 7am and 7pm only on the following routes:
- Lichfield Trent Valley – Birmingham New Street – Redditch / Bromsgrove (2 trains per hour)
- Birmingham New Street – Northampton via Coventry (1 train per hour)
- Northampton – London Euston (2 trains per hour)
- Birmingham New Street – Wolverhampton via local stations (1 train per hour)
- Birmingham New Street – Crewe (1 train per hour)
On Saturday, services will operate on the following routes only between 7am and 8.30pm:
- Birmingham New Street – Northampton via Coventry (1 train per hour)
- Birmingham New Street – Birmingham International via local stations (1 train per hour)
- Birmingham New Street – Rugeley Trent Valley (1 train per hour)
- Birmingham New Street – Crewe – Liverpool Lime Street (1 train per hour)
- Lichfield Trent Valley – Birmingham New Street – Redditch and Bromsgrove (1 train per hour to/from Redditch and 1 train per hour to/from Bromsgrove)
- Birmingham New Street – Wolverhampton via local stations (1 train per hour)
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