Last updated 9 August 2022
RMT strike action between 18 and 21 August will impact services as follows:
Thursday 18 August
A severely reduced service will operate between 0730 and 1830. Large parts of our network will have no services at all.
Friday 19 August
First services will start much later than usual and are likely to be very busy, after which a full service will run.
Strikes also will affect TfL Tube, Overground and bus services all day. More info at www.tfl.gov.uk
Saturday 20 August
A severely reduced service will operate between 0730 and 1830. Large parts of our network will have no services at all.
Sunday 21 August
First services will start much later than usual and are likely to be busy, after which a full Sunday service will run.
Please only travel if absolutely necessary during this period.
If you have to travel, please check your train times as close to your journey as possible.
We are sorry for the disruption this will cause.
STRIKE DAY SERVICES – Thursday 18 and Saturday 20 August
- A severely limited service will run between 07:15 and 18:30 on some routes, with the rest of the network closed – See table and map below
- Where trains are running, they are expected to be very busy
- Journey planners will be updated 2-4 days in advance of each strike day
- Find out more about the impact of the industrial action via our FAQs page
- For an alphabetical list of our stations showing if they will have services on a strike day or not click here
- You can see if alternative public transport options are available via: www.traveline.info
Summary of Strike Day Services – 18 and 20 August:
- Some services at the start and end of each strike day will run outside of this standard pattern

Download the strike map
SERVICES ON FRIDAY 19 AND SUNDAY 21 AUGUST
We will run the usual timetable, but due to the impact of the industrial action and the challenges of getting trains and people in the right place to operate after strike days:
- First trains will start much later than usual
- First trains will be much busier than usual
- On Friday 19 August, TfL Underground, Overground and bus services are also affected by strikes
- If you must travel on any of these days, please check your entire journey carefully before arriving at the station
Please only travel if absolutely necessary throughout this strike action.
If you have a ticket for a strike day and want to find out about for more information on ticket acceptance, refunds and compensation arrangements please click here.
We are sorry for the disruption this strike will cause and thank you for your patience and understanding as the rail industry works to bring this damaging nationwide action to an end.