The rail companies are warning that there will be severe disruption to train services this Friday and Saturday due to strike action by the RMT and ASLEF unions.
The train drivers union, ASLEF is holding a strike on Friday 1st Sept which will see most train services cancelled entirely, while an overtime ban by ASLEF and a strike by the RMT on Saturday 2nd Sept will severely affect those services that can run.
As the levels of disruption will vary across the country, passengers are advised to check their travel arrangements in advance.
Transport for London services are not affected by the strike action, although there is engineering work on Saturday which will see some services close.
Train companies affected this weekend
Avanti West Coast
Friday 1st Sept
No services at all.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A restricted timetable with trains starting later than usual and finishing around the middle of the afternoon.
c2c
Friday 1st Sept
No services at all.
Saturday 2nd Sept
Generally reduced to two trains per hour across the network, but also sometimes shorter trains.
Chiltern Railways
Friday 1st Sept
No services at all.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A very limited service between 8am and 10pm with generally just one train per hour on main routes, and no service on others.
CrossCountry
Friday 1st Sept
No services at all.
Saturday 2nd Sept
To be announced.
East Midlands Railway
Friday 1st Sept
No services at all.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A very limited service between 6:30am and 4:30pm.
Gatwick Express
Friday 1st Sept
There will be a very limited stopping service using Southern trains.
Saturday 2nd Sept
There will be a very limited stopping service using Southern trains.
Great Northern
Friday 1st Sept
No services at all.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A limited service on about half the network with later starting and earlier stopping.
GWR
Friday 1st Sept
An extremely limited service will operate starting at 7am and journeys must be completed by around 6:30pm.
Saturday 2nd Sept
An extremely limited service will operate starting at 7am and journeys must be completed by around 6:30pm.
Greater Anglia (including Stansted Express)
Friday 1st Sept
A limited service will run between Norwich and London, Colchester and London, Southend Victoria and London and Stansted Airport and London.
Other routes will have no services at all
Saturday 2nd Sept
Most routes will have a near normal service between 7am and 11pm, but there could be short notice cancellations and some routes will be closed..
Heathrow Express
Friday 1st Sept
A reduced service with one train per hour.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A normal service, but closing early at around 8:30pm
LNER
Friday 1st Sept
A limited service, but LNER is warning that most available seats have now been reserved.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A limited service, but LNER is warning that most available seats have now been reserved.
London Northwestern Railway
Friday 1st Sept
No services at all.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A limited timetable on the network between 7am and 7pm, and no service between Northampton and Milton Keynes.
Northern
Friday 1st Sept
No services at all.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A very limited service on just the main routes between cities.
South Western Railway (SWR)
Friday 1st Sept
An extremely limited service on a small number of lines between 7am and 7pm, and the majority of the network will be closed.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A significantly reduced service on a limited number of lines between 7am and 7pm. Large parts of the network will be closed.
Southeastern
Friday 1st Sept
No services at all.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A limited service, and some routes will be closed.
Only trains via Greenwich will run to London Bridge. Other services on the metro routes will run to London Victoria.
Southern
Friday 1st Sept
A very limited Southern service will operate, calling at Gatwick Airport and London Victoria only. No other services will run.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A limited service will be in place. Some routes will start later and finish earlier than normal and some stations will have no service for the whole day.
Thameslink
Friday 1st Sept
No services at all.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A limited service will be in place. Some routes will start later and finish earlier than normal and some stations will have no service for the whole day.
TransPennine Express
Friday 1st Sept
No services at all.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A very limited service on a few main lines.
West Midlands Railway
Friday 1st Sept
No services at all.
Saturday 2nd Sept
A limited service will run on main routes only.
Ticketing and refund information
Customers with Advance, Anytime or Off-Peak tickets for travel on a strike day can instead use their ticket on an alternative date:
Tickets for Friday 1 and Saturday 2 September can be used on the day before the date on the ticket or up to and including Tuesday 5 September
If the ticket is for a journey that includes the London Underground, it will not be valid on London Underground services on an alternative date.
Passengers with Advance tickets can be refunded fee-free if the train that the ticket is booked for is cancelled, delayed or rescheduled.
If the Advance ticket is for a train scheduled for a strike day, but it is not cancelled, delayed or rescheduled, and a customer prefers not to travel, they should contact their ticket retailer.
Customers with 2 x Advance tickets (an outbound and a return), to be used as a return journey, may be able to get a fee-free refund or change of journey for any unused legs/tickets, if either of the legs is scheduled for a strike day. Customers should check with their ticket retailer.
Season Ticket holders (flexi, monthly or longer) who cannot travel, can claim 100% compensation through Delay Repay for the strike dates of Friday 1 and Saturday 2 September.
Weekly season ticket holders can claim Delay Repay if their train is delayed or cancelled on the day.
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