Check before you travel warning for Cornwall after first day of rail strikes
Great Western Railway and CrossCountry say more disruption is expected on Wednesday
Last updated 22nd Jun 2022
Cornwall is being warned to expect another day of disruption on the trains, after the first day of major rail strikes.
Speaking ahead of the industrial action, Great Western Railway had said it was aiming to run 50% of services across its network on the days inbetween. That includes Wednesday 22 June when services were not expected to start before 7am.
CrossCountry had also warned about possible delays and cancellations and passengers are being urged to check before turning up at stations.
More talks are due to be held later to try to avoid further walkouts on Thursday and Saturday.
Thousands of staff across the country downed tools on Tuesday, in a row over jobs, pay and conditions.
No trains will be running in the Duchy on strike days, on either the main line or branch lines.
A spokesperson for GWR said: "Only travel by rail if necessary. If you do travel, expect severe disruption and plan ahead. Services will start later and finish earlier throughout the strike period.
"On strike days, an extremely limited service will operate between 07:30 and 18:30. On non-strike days, no services will run before 07:00.
"GWR will operate as many trains as possible during the strike action however, most train services will be affected on the days announced. Due to the timing of the strike action, services in between strike days will also be affected.
"Where we are able to run services, they are expected to be extremely busy. We are not able to provide bus replacement services".
GWR's Managing Director Mark Hopwood tweeted a video, apologising for the inconvenience.
Great Western Railway passengers can find more information about the disruption and plan journeys on GWR's dedicated strike page.
Those travelling with CrossCountry can find more information about the disruption and plan journeys on its dedicated strike page.