A TRAIN strike is set to cause major rail disruptions this week.
Passengers can expect delays, cancellations and reduced services over Friday and Saturday.
London Northwestern Railway services will be scaled back from July 9 to 11, with staff walkouts set to impact the West Coast Main Line routes.
Numerous employees striking will result in fewer trains running from the likes of London Euston, Birmingham, Crewe and Liverpool.
Those intending to travel on strike days are being urged to check their route first, as some routes will be without trains entirely.
Some routes will run one train per hour over Friday and Saturday.
These routes include London Euston to Crewe, Birmingham to Liverpool plus Birmingham to Euston via Northampton.
The Milton Keynes to Euston and Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey routes are also expected to operate on a one train an hour basis.
LNR Train Strike: Five routes with limited service
A limited service will be in operation on the following routes only:
- Birmingham – Liverpool – 1 train per hour
- London Euston – Crewe – 1 train per hour
- Birmingham – London Euston via Northampton – 1 train per hour
- Milton Keynes – London Euston – 1 train per hour
- Watford Junction – St Albans Abbey – 1 train per hour
Services will stop earlier than usual, with the last train from London to Crewe going at 3:46pm on Friday.
The last LNR service of the day from Euston will be the London to Milton Keynes Central train, departing at 5.09pm.
No LNR trains will run after 7pm on Friday, with no early morning services scheduled for Saturday and trains starting later than usual at 7am.
The Transport Salaried Staffs Association Union has called the strike amid disagreements over rest day pay.
London Northwestern Railway’s customer experience director, Jonny Wiseman, said: “We are disappointed TSSA has called further unnecessary strike action which is set to cause significant disruption for our customers. We are working hard to reach a resolution to this dispute and urge TSSA to continue talks.
“We are sorry for the inconvenience this will cause our customers and we are doing everything we can to minimise the impact as much as possible. If the strike action does go ahead we will be running a significantly reduced timetable on both dates.”