Maps reveal how the next Aslef and RMT rail strikes will affect YOU
How the next rail strikes will affect YOU: Maps reveal Aslef and RMT walkouts affecting trains across Britain including London Underground
Rail passengers across Britain face further strike misery over the next week as two unions take industrial action that will leave parts of the country with no services.
Train drivers’ union Aslef confirmed that its workers at 16 train operators will walk out on two days – this Saturday, September 30 and next Wednesday, October 4.
Aslef will also carry out an overtime ban on six days across a nine-day period – this Friday, September 29 and then Monday, October 2 until Friday, October 6.
Operators affected by Aslef’s action are Avanti West Coast, c2c, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Great Western Railway, Greater Anglia, Heathrow Express, Island Line, LNER, London[2] Northwestern Railway, Northern, South Western Railway, Southeastern, Southern, Stansted Express, Thameslink, TransPennine Express and West Midlands Railway.
The Rail Delivery Group warned operators will try to run as many trains as possible but there will be wide regional variations, with some running no services at all.
Evening services on some lines will likely be affected on the days before each strike and morning services may also be disrupted on Sunday, October 1 and Thursday, October 5 because rolling stock will not be in the right depots.
Separately, more than 3,500 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT[3]) will walk out across the London Underground[4] network on October 4 and 6.
UKHospitality estimates strike disruption over the past year has cost the industry £3.5billion in lost sales – a figure which it said will rise further due to extra strikes.
As the long-running rail dispute over pay, jobs and conditions continues to impact passengers, MailOnline has looked at how the next strikes will affect your journey.
AVANTI WEST COAST
- Thursday, September 28 – Normal service expected
- Friday, September 29 – Services expected to be busy
- Saturday, September 30 – No service due to strike action
- Sunday, October 1 – Amended timetable due to engineering work
- Monday, October 2 – Normal service expected
- Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service expected
- Wednesday, October 4 – No service due to strike action
- Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable post-strike
- Friday, October 6 – Normal service expected
c2c
- Thursday, September 28 – Engineering works between Stanford-le-Hope and Pitsea after 10.30pm
- Friday, September 29 – Reduced peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and last trains unaffected
- Saturday, September 30 – No c2c trains all day due to strike action
- Sunday, October 1 – Engineering works
- Monday, October 2 – Reduced peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and last trains unaffected
- Tuesday, October 3 – Reduced peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and last trains unaffected
- Wednesday, October 4 – No c2c trains all day due to strike action
- Thursday, October 5 – Reduced peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and last trains unaffected
- Friday, October 6 – Reduced peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and last trains unaffected
- Saturday, October 7 – Engineering works
CALEDONIAN SLEEPER
- Thursday, September 28 – Normal service expected
- Friday, September 29 – Road replacement service between Kingussie and Fort William due to engineering works
- Saturday, September 30 – No service as normal
- Sunday, October 1 – Road replacement service between Kingussie and Fort William due to engineering works
- Monday, October 2 – Normal service expected
- Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service expected
- Wednesday, October 4 – Normal service expected
- Thursday, October 5 – Normal service expected
- Friday, October 6 – Normal service expected
- Saturday, October 7 – No service as normal
- Sunday, October 8 – Fort William to Euston service will not call at Glasgow Queen Street. Passengers will alight at Dalmuir and travel to Glasgow by road replacement service.
CHILTERN RAILWAYS
- Friday, September 29 – Amended timetable with busier services. Last trains earlier than usual
- Saturday, September 30 – No trains
- Sunday, October 1 – Amended timetable with busier services
- Monday, October 2 – Amended timetable with busier services. Last trains earlier than usual
- Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable with busier services. Last trains earlier than usual
- Wednesday, October 4 – No trains
- Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable with busier services. Last trains earlier than usual
- Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable with busier services. Last trains earlier than usual
CROSSCOUNTRY
- Thursday, September 28 – Normal service
- Friday, September 29 – Amended service
- Saturday, September 30 – No service
- Sunday, October 1 – Normal service but with planned engineering works
- Monday, October 2 – Amended service
- Tuesday, October 3 – Amended service
- Wednesday, October 4 – No service
- Thursday, October 5 – Amended service
- Friday, October 6 – Amended service
DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY
Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.
EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY
- Friday, September 29 – Normal timetable but with possible short-notice alterations
- Saturday, September 30 – No service
- Sunday, October 1 – Normal service
- Monday, October 2 – Normal timetable but with possible short-notice alterations
- Tuesday, October 3 – Normal timetable but with possible short-notice alterations
- Wednesday, October 4 – No service
- Thursday, October 5 – Normal timetable but with possible short-notice alterations
- Friday, October 6 – Normal timetable but with possible short-notice alterations
ELIZABETH LINE
Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.
EUROSTAR
Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.
- Friday, September 29 – Amended timetable using Southern services
- Saturday, September 30 – No service. A limited Southern shuttle service will run, calling at Gatwick Airport and London Victoria only.
- Sunday, October 1 – Normal service
- Monday, October 2 – Amended timetable using Southern services
- Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable using Southern services
- Wednesday, October 4 – No service. A limited Southern shuttle service will run, calling at Gatwick Airport and London Victoria only.
- Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable using Southern services
- Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable using Southern services
GRAND CENTRAL
Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.
GREAT NORTHERN
- Friday, September 29 – Amended timetable as below (*)
- Saturday, September 30 – No service
- Sunday, October 1 – Normal service
- Monday, October 2 – Amended timetable as below (*)
- Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable as below (*)
- Wednesday, October 4 – No service
- Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable as below (*)
- Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable as below (*)
Amended timetable (*) is as follows
- London King’s Cross and King’s Lynn – one train per hour, with two trains per hour during peak times only
- London King’s Cross and Peterborough – one train per hour during peak time only
- Moorgate and Welwyn Garden City – two trains per hour
- Moorgate and Stevenage – two trains per hour
- London King’s Cross and Cambridge – one train per hour
- London King’s Cross and Letchworth – one train per hour during peak time only
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
- Friday, September 29 – Normal service. Night Riviera Sleeper is cancelled
- Saturday, September 30 – Very limited service between 7am and 6.30pm between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads; Paddington and Oxford; Reading and Basingstoke; Westbury and Swindon (AM/PM peak only); Cardiff and Bristol Temple Meads; Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple; Plymouth and Gunnislake; and Penzance and St Ives
- Sunday, October 1 – Normal service with some changes to first services. Night Riviera Sleeper is cancelled
- Monday, October 2 – Normal service
- Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service. Night Riviera Sleeper is cancelled due to engineering work
- Wednesday, October 4 – Very limited service between 7am and 6.30pm between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads; Reading and Oxford; Reading and Basingstoke; Reading and Redhill (AM/PM peak only); Reading and Newbury (AM/PM peak only); Westbury and Swindon (AM/PM peak only); Cardiff and Bristol Temple Meads; Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple; Exeter and Exmouth; Plymouth and Gunnislake; and Penzance and St Ives
- Thursday, October 5 – Normal service with some changes to first services. Night Riviera Sleeper is cancelled
GREATER ANGLIA
- Friday, September 29 – Amended timetable
- Saturday, September 30 – Limited service between Norwich and London, Colchester and London, Southend Victoria and London and Stansted Airport and London. Other routes will have no services. Buses replace trains between Ipswich and London due to engineering works
- Sunday, October 1 – First services start later
- Monday, October 2 – Amended timetable
- Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable
- Wednesday, October 4 – Limited service between Norwich and London, Colchester and London, Southend Victoria and London, Cambridge and London, and Stansted Airport and London. Other routes will have no services
- Thursday, October 5 – First services start later
- Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable
HEATHROW EXPRESS
- Thursday, September 28 – Normal service
- Friday, September 29 – Normal service
- Saturday, September 30 – Reduced service. First train departs London Paddington at 7.25am and then every 30 minutes until 6.25pm. First train departs Heathrow Terminal 5 at 7.57am and then every 30 minutes until 6.57pm. First train departs Heathrow Central at 8.02am and then every 30 minutes until 7.02pm.
- Sunday, October 1 – Normal service
- Monday, October 2 – Normal service
- Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service
- Wednesday, October 4 – Reduced service. First train departs London Paddington at 7.25am and then every 30 minutes until 6.25pm. First train departs Heathrow Terminal 5 at 7.57am and then every 30 minutes until 6.57pm. First train departs Heathrow Central at 8.02am and then every 30 minutes until 7.02pm.
- Thursday, October 5 – Normal service
- Friday, October 6 – Normal service
HULL TRAINS
Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.
ISLAND LINE
- Friday, September 29 – Hourly service
- Saturday, September 30 – No service
- Sunday, October 1 – Normal service
- Monday, October 2 – Hourly service
- Tuesday, October 3 – Hourly service
- Wednesday, October 4 – No service
- Thursday, October 5 – Hourly service
- Friday, October 6 – Hourly service
LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY (LNER)
- Friday, September 29 – Amended timetable. The 7.30pm from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley will terminate at Newcastle. The 3.27pm from London King’s Cross to Middlesbrough will terminate at York. The 5.33pm from London King’s Cross to Harrogate will terminate at Leeds. The 8pm from London King’s Cross to Sunderland will terminate at Newcastle
- Saturday, September 30 – Extremely limited timetable. Planned engineering work is also affecting services and LNER trains will start and terminate at Newcastle. LNER rail replacement coach services will connect customers between Newcastle and Edinburgh (and intermediate stations on our route) and a small number of trains will run from Newcastle to Edinburgh via Carlisle.
- Sunday, October 1 – Engineering work will be taking place all day between Newcastle and Edinburgh. Significantly reduced service to and from Scotland. LNER services will travel on a diversionary route between Newcastle and Edinburgh (via Carlisle) and journey times will be approximately 90 minutes longer than usual. Rail replacement coaches will operate each way between Newcastle, Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick, Reston, Dunbar and Edinburgh.
- Monday, October 2 – Normal service
- Tuesday, October 3 – Possible amended timetable
- Wednesday, October 4 – Extremely limited timetable with approximately one train every two hours in either direction.
- Thursday, October 5 – Possible amended timetable
LONDON NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY
- Friday, September 29 – Buses replace trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey
- Saturday, September 30 – No services
- Sunday, October 1 – Normal service
- Monday, October 2 – Buses replace trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey
- Tuesday, October 3 – Buses replace trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey
- Wednesday, October 4 – No services
- Thursday, October 5 – Buses replace trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey
- Friday, October 6 – Buses replace trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey
LONDON OVERGROUND
Thursday, September 28 – Normal service
Friday, September 29 – Normal service
Saturday, September 30 – From 7.30pm, no service between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction. Otherwise, a normal service
Sunday, October 1 – Until 12.30pm, no service between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction. No service all day between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction. Until 8am, no service between Sydenham and West Croydon. After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Replacement buses operate. A normal service on all other Overground lines.
Monday, October 2 – After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Replacement buses operate. A normal service on all other Overground lines.
Tuesday, October 3 – After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Replacement buses operate. A normal service on all other Overground lines.
Wednesday, October 4 – After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Replacement buses operate. A normal service on all other Overground lines.
Thursday, October 5 – After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Replacement buses operate. A normal service on all other Overground lines.
Friday, October 6 – Normal service
LONDON UNDERGROUND
Thursday, September 28 – Normal service
Friday, September 29 – Normal service
Saturday, September 30 – Normal service on all lines apart from Piccadilly line, where there will be no service between Hammersmith and Heathrow[6] (all terminals).
Sunday, October 1 – Normal service on all lines apart from Piccadilly line, where there will be no service between Hammersmith and Heathrow (all terminals).
Monday, October 2 – Normal service on all lines
Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service on all lines
Wednesday, October 4 – Strike day. Transport for London (TfL) warns of ‘severe disruption’
Thursday, October 5 – Normal service on all lines
Friday, October 6 – Strike day. TfL warns of ‘severe disruption’. No Night Tube.
LUMO
- Friday, September 29 – Normal service
- Saturday, September 30 – Lumo services will begin and end in Newcastle due to engineering works. Services north of Newcastle will be served by rail replacement coach service
- Sunday, October 1 – Lumo services will begin and end in Newcastle due to engineering works. Services north of Newcastle will be served by rail replacement coach service
- Monday, October 2 – Normal service
- Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service
- Wednesday, October 4 – Normal service
- Thursday, October 5 – Normal service
- Friday, October 6 – Normal service
MERSEYRAIL
Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.
NORTHERN
- Friday, September 29 – Possible disruption
- Saturday, September 30 – No Northern services
- Sunday, October 1 – Later start to services
- Monday, October 2 – Possible disruption
- Tuesday, October 3 – Possible disruption
- Wednesday, October 4 – No Northern services
- Thursday, October 5 – Possible disruption
- Friday, October 6 – Possible disruption
- Saturday, October 7 – Normal service
- Sunday, October 8 – Normal service
SCOTRAIL
- Friday, September 29 – Normal service
- Saturday, September 30 – Not affected by strike action. Buses replace trains between Dumbarton Central and Helensburgh Central. No service between Newcastle and Edinburgh via Morpeth. Buses replace trains between Glasgow Queen Street and Crianlarich / Oban late in the day.
- Sunday, October 1 – Buses replace trains between Dumbarton Central and Helensburgh Central. No service between Newcastle and Edinburgh via Morpeth. Buses replace trains between Glasgow Queen Street and Crianlarich / Oban all day. Buses replace trains in the Partick area. Buses replace trains between Forres and Elgin / Aberdeen
- Monday, October 2 – Normal service
- Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service
- Wednesday, October 4 – Normal service
- Thursday, October 5 – Normal service
- Friday, October 6 – Normal service
SOUTHEASTERN
- Friday, September 29 – Full service
- Saturday, September 30 – No trains
- Sunday, October 1 – Full service
- Monday, October 2 – Full service
- Tuesday, October 3 – Full service
- Wednesday, October 4 – No trains
- Thursday, October 5 – Full service
- Friday, October 6 – Full service
SOUTHERN
- Friday, September 29 – Amended timetable as below (*)
- Saturday, September 30 – No service
- Sunday, October 1 – Normal service
- Monday, October 2 – Amended timetable as below (*)
- Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable as below (*)
- Wednesday, October 4 – No service
- Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable as below (*)
- Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable as below (*)
Amended timetable (*) is as follows
Services to / from London Victoria:
- Brighton – two trains per hour
- Eastbourne / Ore – one train per hour
- Portsmouth / Bognor Regis – one train per hour
- Littlehampton (via Hove) – one train per hour
- East Grinstead – two trains per hour
- Dorking – one train per hour
- Horsham – one train per hour
- West Croydon – two trains per hour
- Epsom Downs – two trains per hour
- London Bridge – two trains per hour
Services to / from London Bridge
- Caterham – two trains per hour
- East Croydon via Tulse Hill and Selhurst – two trains per hour
- Beckenham Junction via Tulse Hill – two trains per hour during peak times only
- London Victoria via Crystal Palace – two trains per hour
- Uckfield – two trains per day (one in the morning peak, one in the evening peak)
Uckfield Line
- London Bridge – Uckfield – two trains per day (one in the morning peak, one in the evening peak)
- Oxted and Uckfield – one train per hour
East Coastway
- Brighton and Eastbourne – one train per hour
- Brighton and Seaford – two trains per hour
- Eastbourne and Ashford International – one train per hour
West Coastway
- Littlehampton and Portsmouth & Southsea – one train per hour
- Brighton and Littlehampton – one train per hour
- Brighton and Littlehampton / Southampton Central – one train per hour
- Bognor Regis and Littlehampton – one train per hour
- Bognor Regis and Barnham – one train per hour
Reigate and Tonbridge – one train per hour
Purley and Tattenham corner – one train per hour, with two trains per hour during peak times only
Clapham Junction and Watford Junction – one train per hour, with one morning and one evening service extended to Hemel Hempstead
SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY
- Friday, September 29 – Small number of cancellations
- Saturday, September 30 – Extremely limited service between London Waterloo and Woking – up to 4 trains per hour (tph); London Waterloo and Guildford via Woking – 1 tph; London Waterloo and Basingstoke – 1tph. Trains will only run between 7am and 7pm. The rest of the network will be closed
- Sunday, October 1 – Engineering works affecting routes in the Barnes area, Salisbury area, Aldershot area, Haslemere to Hilsea and Bournemouth to Poole
- Monday, October 2 – Small number of cancellations
- Tuesday, October 3 – Small number of cancellations
- Wednesday, October 4 – Extremely limited service between London Waterloo and Woking – 4tph peak, 2tph off-peak; Waterloo and Guildford via Woking – 1tph; Waterloo and Basingstoke – 1tph; Waterloo and Feltham – 2tph; Basingstoke and Salisbury – 1tph. The rest of the network will be closed
- Thursday, October 5 – Small number of cancellations
- Friday, October 6 – Small number of cancellations
STANSTED EXPRESS
- Friday, September 29 – Normal service
- Saturday, September 30 – Reduced service frequency. First train from London is 4.40am. Last train is 11.25pm. First train from Stansted Airport is 5.43am. Last train is 11.45pm. One train per hour
- Sunday, October 1 – First services may start later
- Monday, October 2 – Normal service
- Tuesday, October 3 – Normal service
- Wednesday, October 4 – Reduced service frequency. First train from London is 4.40am. Last train is 11.25pm. First train from Stansted Airport is 5.43am. Last train is 11.45pm. One train per hour
- Thursday, October 5 – First services may start later
- Friday, October 6 – Normal service
THAMESLINK
- Friday, September 29 – Amended timetable as below (*)
- Saturday, September 30 – No service
- Sunday, October 1 – Normal service
- Monday, October 2 – Amended timetable as below (*)
- Tuesday, October 3 – Amended timetable as below (*)
- Wednesday, October 4 – No service
- Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable as below (*)
- Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable as below (*)
Amended timetable (for days marked*) is as follows
- Peterborough and Horsham – one train per hour
- Cambridge and Three Bridges – one train per hour
- Bedford and Brighton – two trains per hour
- London Bridge and Three Bridges – one train per hour
- Sutton and St Albans via Wimbledon – two trains per hour
- Sutton and St Albans via Mitcham Eastfields – two trains per hour
- Rainham and Luton – one train per hour
- Sevenoaks and London Blackfriars – two trains per hour (one train in each peak will be extended to / from Welwyn Garden City)
TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS
- Thursday, September 28 – Normal service
- Friday, September 29 – Disruption expected
- Saturday, September 30 – No services
- Sunday, October 1 – Early morning alterations
- Monday, October 2 – Disruption expected
- Tuesday, October 3 – Disruption expected
- Wednesday, October 4 – No services
- Thursday, October 5 – Disruption expected
- Friday, October 6 – Disruption expected
- Saturday, October 7 – Normal service
TRANSPORT FOR WALES
Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.
TRANSPORT FOR WALES: Almost the entire Transport for Wales network (shown above) will be closed during the strike day
WEST MIDLANDS RAILWAY
- Thursday, September 28 – Normal service
- Friday, September 29 – Buses replace trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa via Coventry. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Hereford. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury
- Saturday, September 30 – No services
- Sunday, October 1 – Normal service
- Monday, October 2 – Buses replace trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa via Coventry. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Hereford. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury
- Tuesday, October 3 – Buses replace trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa via Coventry. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Hereford. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury
- Wednesday, October 4 – No services
- Thursday, October 5 – Buses replace trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa via Coventry. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Hereford. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury
- Friday, October 6 – Buses replace trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa via Coventry. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Hereford. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury
