Three-day rail strike to cause six days of disruption, Network Rail warns
The three-day train strike next week, according to Network Rail, will lead to six days of service interruption.
In a disagreement over wages and redundancies, more than 40,000 Network Rail employees and 13 train operators are due to strike next week on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, June 21 and 25, respectively.
The six days of interruption are due to the impact on services on days in between the strikes, according to Network Rail.
Services on open lines will run from 7.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. exclusively, according to the firm, and not all stations will be served.
Passengers "who must travel" have been asked to "prepare ahead" to ensure they can complete their journeys within this time frame.
The map above shows which lines are still active during the strike.
Cornwall's Penzance, Dorset's Bournemouth, South Wales' Swansea, North Wales' Holyhead, Cheshire's Chester, and Lancashire's Blackpool will all be without passenger services.
Furthermore, there will be no passenger trains running north from Glasgow or Edinburgh, and the last trains to and from London will depart much earlier than usual.
One of the open lines is the West Coast Main Line, which stretches from London to Scotland through Birmingham and Manchester.
Negotiations to avoid major train strikes are still going on, but there's little chance of a last minute deal averting the industrial action that would cause travel chaos next week.
On strike days, the number of passenger services is projected to be limited to roughly 4,500, compared to 20,000 ordinarily.
In order to save costs, improve safety, and boost efficiency, Network Rail plans to remove between 1,500 and 2,000 frontline employees.
"Talks have not proceeded as far as I had wanted, so we must prepare for an unnecessary national rail strike and the terrible impact it will have," Network Rail CEO Andrew Haines said.
On strike days, just about half of Britain's rail network will be open, with only a limited service running on lines, according to Network Rail.
