TRAIN passengers are being urged to check before they travel this weekend and into next week due strikes by the ASLEF union.

South Western Railway has confirmed that there will be significantly reduced services or no services as industrial action continues until Tuesday, April 9.

On Monday, April 8, strike action will mean that a significantly reduced service will run on a limited number of lines. Trains will only run between:

•            Basingstoke and Salisbury

•            London Waterloo and Basingstoke

•            London Waterloo and Feltham

•            London Waterloo and Guildford via Woking

•            London Waterloo and Woking

There will be no trains to stations such as Southampton Central, Portsmouth Harbour, Windsor and Eton Riverside, Reading or Exeter St Davids.

Trains that are running will only do so between 7am and 7pm. There will be no services outside of these times. 

Customers are advised to only travel if their journeys are absolutely necessary.

For essential journeys, customers should check journey planners before setting off. Customers should also note that strike action will affect the London Underground network on this date.

Journey planners for Monday, April 8 are up to date, with the exception of a small number of services between London Waterloo and Woking and London Waterloo and Guildford via Woking which will be up to date on Thursday, April 4.   

On Saturday, April 6 and Tuesday, April 9, a revised timetable will operate across the SWR network, due to a ban on overtime working. An hourly service will operate on the Island Line.

On Saturday, April 6, engineering work will mean line closures in the Andover, Brockenhurst and Staines areas, with further service alterations in addition to a revised timetable. Customers are advised to check before travelling.

Steve Tyler, South Western Railway’s performance and planning director, said:

“Industrial action by the ASLEF union will mean only a significantly reduced service will run on Monday 8 April, so we are asking our customers to only travel if their journeys are absolutely necessary. For essential journeys, customers should check journey planners before setting off.

“The overtime ban on Thursday 4, Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Tuesday 9 April will mean that timetables will be revised. We are asking our customers to check before they travel, right up until they set off, as alterations on the day are possible.

“We are very sorry for the disruption that this industrial action will cause our customers and are very thankful for their continued patience.”