Plan Ahead for Latest Round of Strikes on Trains and Tube | |
Services to be affected across seven days this month Public transport users are being urged to check services ahead of travelling this month due to industrial action. RMT, UNITE and TSSA unions are planning strike action across the national rail network on Saturday 5, Monday 7 and Wednesday 9 November. The RMT union will also take further strike action on London Underground and London Overground on Thursday 10 November. Initially strike action was scheduled for 3 November but this was postponed. While the industrial action on the Saturday 5, Monday 7 and Wednesday 9 November does not involve TfL staff, disruption is expected on the District and Bakerloo lines, London Overground, and the Elizabeth line, which all share some sections of track with Network Rail. The majority of TfL's other services are expected to run as usual but may be busier than usual. Disruption from the strikes will continue to affect customers into the mornings of Sunday 6, Tuesday 8, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 November, with many services not operating before 8:00am. Sunday 6 November marks the start of Sunday services on the Elizabeth line and is the first day that Elizabeth line customers from Reading and Heathrow will be able to travel east to Abbey Wood without changing at Paddington. However, on national rail strike days (Saturday 5, Monday 7 and Wednesday 9 November), the line will have reduced operating hours and revert to running as three separate railways – from Paddington to Abbey Wood, Liverpool Street to Shenfield, and from Reading and Heathrow to Paddington due to the fact that sections of the railway rely on Network Rail signalling staff. Saturday 5 November National rail strikes are taking place. The majority of TfL’s services, including most of the Tube, will continue to run. There will be very limited services on the District line between Wimbledon and Earl’s Court, and Richmond and Turnham Green. There will be a reduced service on the London Overground. Night Overground will run until 4:00am on the morning of Saturday 5 November, but Night Overground will not run overnight on Saturday 5 November. A reduced service will operate on the Elizabeth line. The central section will run a normal service (between Paddington – Liverpool Street – Abbey Wood) until 5pm then a reduced service until the end of service. The west section will also run a very limited number of services between Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4 and Reading. Trains will terminate at Paddington mainline station. On South Western Railway (SWR) a severely reduced service will operate between 7:30am and 6.30pm only. Sunday 6 November Disruption from the previous day’s strikes will continue to affect customers into the morning of Sunday 6 November, with affected Tube, Overground, Elizabeth line and national rail services not operating before 8:00am. Customers are encouraged to check before they travel. Services will run on the Elizabeth line connecting Reading and Heathrow with central London through to Abbey Wood and from Shenfield through to Paddington. This will be the start of regular Sunday services between Paddington and Abbey Wood. First services on South SWR will start much later than usual and be very busy Monday 7 November National rail strikes are taking place. The majority of TfL’s services, including most of the Tube, will continue to run. There will be a very limited service on the District line between Wimbledon and Earl’s Court, and Richmond and Turnham Green. The London Overground will operate with a reduced service. As sections of the railway rely on Network Rail signalling staff, the Elizabeth line will revert to running as three separate railways with a reduced service – from Paddington to Abbey Wood, Liverpool Street to Shenfield, and from Reading and Heathrow to Paddington. The central section will run a normal service (between Paddington – Liverpool Street – Abbey Wood) until 5pm:00, then a reduced service until the end of service. The west section will also run a very limited number of services between Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4 and Reading. Trains will terminate at Paddington mainline station. A severely reduced service will operate on SWR between 7:30am and 6.30pm only. Tuesday 8 November Disruption from the previous day’s strikes will continue to affect customers into the morning, with affected Tube, Overground, Elizabeth line and national rail services not operating before 8:00am. Services from Reading, Heathrow, and Shenfield will connect with the central tunnels of the Elizabeth line again. First services on South SWR will start much later than usual and be very busy Wednesday 9 November National rail strikes are taking place. The majority of TfL’s services, including most of the Tube, will continue to run. There will be a very limited service on the District line between Wimbledon and Earl’s Court, and Richmond and Turnham Green. The London Overground will operate with a reduced service. Once again, the Elizabeth line will revert to running as three separate railways with a reduced service – from Paddington to Abbey Wood, Liverpool Street to Shenfield, and from Reading and Heathrow to Paddington. The central section will run a normal service (between Paddington – Liverpool Street – Abbey Wood) until 5:00pm, then a reduced service until the end of service. The west section will also run a very limited number of services between Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4 and Reading. Trains will terminate at Paddington mainline station. Thursday 10 November Strikes are taking place which will impact Tube and London Overground services. TfL is advising customers to avoid travelling on the Tube as limited or no service is expected. London Overground will run a full service, however it may be subject to last minute changes, including non-stopping at some stations shared with London Underground. All other services on the TfL network, including buses, are expected to run but may be extremely busy. Disruption from the previous day’s national train strikes will continue to affect customers into the morning of Thursday 10 November, with affected London Overground, Elizabeth line and national rail services not operating before 8:00am. First services on South SWR will start much later than usual and be very busy Friday 11 November Disruption from the previous day’s strikes will continue to affect customers into the morning, with affected Tube and London Overground services not operating before 8:00am. SWR’s reduced timetable on Saturday 5 November, Monday 7 November, and Wednesday 9 November and will consist of: • Four trains per hour in each direction between London Waterloo and Windsor & Eton Riverside which will stop at stations including Wandsworth Town, Putney, Barnes, Barnes Bridge, Chiswick, Kew Bridge, Brentford, Syon Lane and Isleworth Great Western Railway says that its services will be affected from Saturday 5 November up to and including Wednesday 9 November. On strike days train services will be severely disrupted and some parts of the GWR network will have no service at all. Where trains are running, it will be an extremely limited service, operating from 7:30am with all journeys having to be completed before 6:30pm. Train services on the days following the industrial action will also be disrupted. Where it is able to run services, they are expected to be extremely busy and there will be no bus replacement services "Customers should check before they travel from 5-11 November, as strike action will impact different modes of transport each day. For 10 November, we are advising customers to expect very limited or no service on the Tube, a reduced service on London Overground and for the rest of the network to be very busy.” The RMT is reballoting its members on strike action which, if the vote is in favour, will give it the authority to continue holding strikes through to next Spring.
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