Britain’s rail strikes: which trains will be running where and when?
Only about half of Britain’s rail network will be open on the strike days – Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June – with a very limited service. Trains will only run between 7.30am and 6.30pm. Intercity main lines and urban services will be most likely to function. Some places will see no services at all.
On Wednesday, Friday and Sunday about 60% of the service will run, starting later than usual. A few Monday evening services will terminate earlier.
Network Rail said passengers should check ahead with train operators. Most have advised to only travel if necessary on strike days. A full strike timetable is expected to be published later this week.
A separate tube strike in London is due on Tuesday 21 June.
No trains running outside 7.30am-6.30pm on any route.
Avanti West Coast Expects to run one train an hour from London Euston to each of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Preston, with a limited service to Glasgow. No trains serving north Wales, Shrewsbury, Blackpool or Edinburgh.
Chiltern Two trains an hour from London Marylebone, only running as far north as Banbury.
Cross Country Still finalising but services to Penzance and between Bristol and Birmingham will not run.
c2c Two trains an hour between London and Shoeburyness in Essex.
East Midlands Railway One fast train an hour between Nottingham, Sheffield, Corby and London; one an hour on routes between Derby, Matlock, Nottingham, Leicester and Sheffield. Other lines closed.
Govia Thameslink Railway Two trains an hour on most routes – from Brighton to London terminals on Southern, and on the major Thameslink and Great Northern routes. No trains before 7.15am on non-strike days.
Greater Anglia Services will only run on the main lines into London Liverpool Street, with
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