Rail strikes: How are services in Beds/Bucks and Herts affected?
Rail union members are set to walk out for three days this week
Last updated 21st Jun 2022
Thousands of workers on Britain's railways are walking out today in one of the biggest strikes in decades.
RMT members have also backed strike action on Thursday (June 23) and Saturday (June 25) in a dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
The train drivers union, ASLEF, has announced walkouts affecting Greater Anglia services on Thursday.
Talks between the Network Rail, railway operators and unions in an effort to avoid industrial action broke down yesterday.
Operators want to make efficiency savings, especially as fewer passengers are travelling by rail post pandemic, with many more working from home.
Unions argue that their members worked throughout the pandemic but now face job cuts, changes to their working conditions and pay rises well below the rate of inflation following years of wage freezes.
Between 2,000 and 2,500 jobs are believed to be at risk.
The walkouts are expected to cause widespread disruption although some services will still be running - these are listed below:
Stansted Express:
Two trains per hour on June 21 and 25. One train per hour on June 23. First services are 7:42 from Stansted, 8:10 from London. Final services are 17:12 from Stansted and 17:40 from London.
Great Northern:
Staff at Great Northern, which serves King's Lynn, are not taking part in strike action. However the company will be affected by the walkout of Network Rail staff.
There will no Great Northern services from King's Lynn on the affected days. One train per hour will run between Ely and London King's Cross.
East Midlands Railway:
East Midlands Railway will not be running services to or from Norwich on the days of the strikes, with large parts of its network closed due to walkouts at Network Rail.
Ticket holders will be able to travel the day before any strike action, through to June 28.
TfL:
London's transport networks are expected to be hit hard by the strikes, with bus services likely to face exceptional demand as commuters avoid the tube.
Tube workers are walking out today (June 21) but the wider strikes are likely to have a knock-on impact for transport in the capital.
Tube:
Very limited service across much of the network, with queues to board. TfL is advising passengers to finish their journeys by 18:00. Delays will roll over into Wednesday, with no tube services running before 08:00.
London Overground:
Overground services will run 07:30 - 18:30 only on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday