Traffic into Glastonbury builds up on roads and trains as rail strikes continue

Half of the trains to Castle Cary station have been cancelled because of strike action

Author: Frankie GoldingPublished 22nd Jun 2022

As Glastonbury opens its doors for the first time in 2 years, festival go-ers and locals are facing more traffic than usual, with limited train services and congested roads.

This is due to a national scale train strike organised by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail (NR), 13 train operators and Unite over pay, jobs and working conditions.

National services throughout England, Scotland and Wales are affected and the tube is also facing delays following the London Underground 24-hour walkout strike that took place yesterday.

This strike action is the biggest of its kind in over 30 years, and has led to only around one in five trains running nationally.

Although union members were only set to strike yesterday, Thursday and Saturday, delays and cancellations have and will continue today and the rest of the week.

So if you're planning on travelling down to Glastonbury this afternoon or later this week or fancy going out somewhere in the area, you should expect delays and be as prepared as you can be.

In terms of the expected train service throughout today and the rest of the week, GWR told passengers: "We plan to maintain timetabled trains between Castle Cary and London Paddington throughout the course of the Glastonbury Festival.

They warned however, that for today and the coming festival-travel days ahead: "Some services might be subject to alterations to train times and we will be in contact with customers who have already booked seats on board those trains."

In preparation for this week, National Highways have also warned that motorways and trunk roads are expected to be busy from today up until Friday and then again from next Monday as people leave the festival.

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