Only 20% of trains will run today due to strikes
Passengers are advised to only travel if "absolutely necessary"
Only 20% of normal train services will run today due to another strike, says Network Rail.
Around half of the network will be closed all day and trains will only operate between 7.30am and 6.30pm.
More than 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and staff at 15 train operating companies will strike today over jobs, pay and conditions.
Passengers are being urged to “only travel by train if absolutely necessary”.
Services will start later than normal on Sunday morning as workers return to duties.
Passengers are advised to check for updates
Passengers are advised to check National Rail Enquiries or their train operator’s website for updates.
People with a ticket whose journey is cancelled or rescheduled are entitled to a refund.
Alternatively, passengers are advised to travel on another day up to and including Tuesday October 11.
Season ticket holders are entitled to compensation through the delay repay scheme.
Network rail say they have tried to compromise with rail staff
Tim Shoveller, Network Rail’s chief negotiator, said: “Despite our best efforts to compromise and find a breakthrough in talks, rail unions remain intent on continuing and co-ordinating their strike action.
“This means railway staff forgo even more of their pay unnecessarily, passengers’ lives are disrupted once again and the railway’s recovery from the pandemic is further damaged.
“We’re asking passengers who want to travel this Saturday to only do so if absolutely necessary.
“Those who must travel should expect disruption and make sure they check when their last train will depart.”
Strikes "undermine businesses struggling with cost of living"
Daniel Mann, director of industry operations at the Rail Delivery Group, which represents rail companies, said: “These strikes continue to disrupt leisure travellers, shift workers and undermine the many businesses who are struggling with rising costs and reduced footfall.
“Further action by the RMT and TSSA (Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association) leadership will only damage the railway’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We want to give our people a pay rise, but we need the leadership of trade unions to make a commitment to reform, which is how we can improve services and deliver a fair deal for our people, passengers and for taxpayers.”