Rail strikes to affect all UK train providers – October 2022
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The UK is expected to have big rail strikes this week on the 5th and 8th of October. All train lines are to be affected one way or another. If you have to travel around the UK this week for your exams or courses, here you can find a list of all the lines and how they are affected and what to expect in London transport as well:
Wednesday 5th of October
East Midlands Railway - No services will run on any part of the network.
Great Western Railway - "extremely limited service" from 0730 to 1830. Rail services will only operate between Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington; Reading and Oxford; and Reading and Basingstoke.
Avanti West Coast - no service.
LNER - No service to / from stations north of York, and LNER IS advising customers not to travel to / from stations north of York. A limited service will run only on these routes: London Kings Cross and York, and Doncaster and Leeds but customers are being urged to check the firm's website for updates.
CrossCountry - no services.
TransPennine Express - "very limited service on some lines" with customers advised to travel only "if journeys are essential". The company will continue to provide further updates "as soon as possible".
Greater Anglia - people told to "avoid travelling with us. Our services will be severely reduced and disrupted. It's likely that most routes won't have trains or bus replacements for them".
c2c - operator says this day's action will "not affect" services, but it adds "trains may be busier than usual".
Chiltern Railways - no service on any route.
Southern, Great Northern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express - services expected to be "extremely busy" due to the strike action.
West Midlands Railway - no services on any route.
Southeastern - no services running.
Northern - no services running.
South Western Railway - SWR drivers "will not be involved" in this day's strike action.
Saturday 8th of October
East Midlands Railway - Services will operate between 0730 and 1830 only.
Great Western Railway - Limited service with services starting later and finishing earlier. More details published nearer the time.
Avanti West Coast - only travel if necessary.
LNER - further updates expected "in the coming days".
CrossCountry - a "significantly reduced" timetable.
TransPennine Express - "very limited service on some lines" with customers advised to travel only "if journeys are essential". The company will continue to provide further updates "as soon as possible".
Greater Anglia - firm repeats its earlier advice to "avoid travelling" and that services will be "severely reduced and disrupted". Most routes "won't have trains or bus replacements for them", it adds.
c2c - "significant disruption expected on all lines" with a reduced service between 0730 and 1830.
Chiltern Railways - "significantly reduced timetable is expected to run".
Southern, Great Northern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express - more information will be provided "in the coming days".
West Midlands Railway - a "significantly reduced service" will run from 0730 to 1830.
Southeastern - customers told to only travel "if necessary". A limited service, but "some routes" will be closed.
Northern - "very limited" services will run and customers are being advised not to travel.
South Western Railway - operator says it will "issue information about the service we hope to be able to run" in due course.
