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UPDATED: Passengers should expect a week-long disruption due to further industrial action
- With the RMT staging strike action on 5, 7 and 9 November, passengers are advised to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary
- Only around 20% of services will operate, and in some parts of the country there will be no rail services at all
- A special timetable for 5, 7 and 9 November to be published on 1, 3 and 5 November, but it is certain that trains will start later and finish much earlier than usual, between 7.30am and 6.30pm
Assistance dogs play the smart card to support rail customers
- Rail companies launch information card and other aids for people supported by assistance dogs on trains
- The cards explain why the assistance dog needs space under an empty seat
- Assistance dog owners are able to book a free extra seat in advance on some services for their dog to lie under.
Passengers reminded to only travel by train if absolutely necessary on Saturday as reduced timetable is published
- Following co-ordinated strike action by the RMT, Aslef and TSSA last weekend, and another Aslef walkout yesterday, there will be more disruption for passengers this Saturday owing to further RMT strike action
- Timetable has now been published, showing that around 20% of the usual number of services will run
- Trains that do run will start later and finish much earlier than usual, so passengers are asked to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary. Those who must travel should expect disruption, plan ahead and check when their last train will depart
Passengers should expect disruption on 5 October due to a further Aslef strike
- A 24-hour walkout by drivers at 13 train companies by the Aslef union will cause disruption to passengers on Wednesday 5 October
- Timetables have been published on National Rail website and journey planners have been updated. Passengers are advised to follow the latest travel advice, check before they travel and allow extra time for their journey. Other train companies not involved in the strike will be running trains, but these are expected to be busy.
- Passengers with tickets can use their ticket either on the day before the date on the ticket, or up to and including 7 October
- The RMT is then staging a further walkout on Saturday 8 October affecting Network Rail staff and 14 train operators
Strike day timetable published for Saturday as passengers reminded to only travel by train if absolutely necessary
- With the RMT, Aslef and TSSA coordinating strike action on Saturday 1 October, only around 11% of services will operate, and there will be no trains at all across significant parts of the country
- Trains that do run will start later and finish much earlier than usual, so passengers are asked to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary. Those who must travel should expect disruption, plan ahead and check when their last train will depart
- Train drivers at 14 operators are also walking out on Wednesday 5 October, meaning disruption for passengers on those routes
- The RMT is then staging another walkout on Saturday 8 October
- Timetable for the Aslef strike on 5 October will be published on National Rail Enquiries later this week, while the timetable for Saturday 8 October will be published early next week
Passengers warned to only travel by train if absolutely necessary on 1, 5 and 8 October amid coordinated strike action
- With the RMT, Aslef and TSSA coordinating strike action on Saturday 1 October, only around 11% of services will operate, and in some parts of the country there will be no trains at all
- Train drivers at 14 operators are also walking out on Wednesday 5 October, meaning disruption for passengers on those routes
- The RMT is then staging another walkout on Saturday 8 October
- Special timetables for 1 and 5 October will be published on National Rail Enquiries next week, while the timetable for Saturday 8 October will be published early the following week (w/c 3 October)
- With trains starting later and finishing much earlier than usual, passengers are asked to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary. Those who must travel should expect disruption, plan ahead and check when their last train will depart.
Rail network ready to welcome big crowds
- Thousands of railway staff and hundreds of extra services stand ready to welcome huge numbers over the weekend and on Monday as the nation continues to gather to pay its last respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
- All Network Rail managed stations in London – including King’s Cross, London Victoria, London Waterloo, London Liverpool Street, Charing Cross and Euston – will be open 24 hours a day to provide shelter so people can safely wait for their trains to get home.
- A small number of trains will also run from some of these stations through the late evening and into the night to enable mourners to safely return home.
Rail industry urges the public to plan journeys during period of mourning for Her Majesty the Queen
- Rail industry warns that services and stations are likely to be extremely busy over next nine days
- Some changes to ticketing arrangements related to commemorations of the death of Her Majesty the Queen