Industrial action to affect Gatwick Express and Southern services from Thursday 4 April until Tuesday 9 April

The ASLEF Union has announced that strike action will be taken by its members on Monday 8 April.

There is also an ASLEF Union overtime ban from Thursday 4 April to Saturday 6 April, and from Monday 8 April to Tuesday 9 April.

Gatwick Express

On Thursday 4, Friday 5, Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 April, the usual non-stop Gatwick Express service between London Victoria, Gatwick Airport and Brighton will not operate.

To help customers Gatwick Express have added extra stops at Clapham Junction and East Croydon, and as such these trains will be operating as Southern services. Gatwick Express tickets are valid on Southern and Thameslink at no additional cost.

On Saturday 6 April Gatwick Express plan to operate their usual Saturday service.

On Sunday 7 April Gatwick Express are planning to operate an amended service; however, details of the service plan are still being finalised. Once confirmed, we will update this page with further information.

Southern

Thursday 4 and Friday 5 April

The following amended timetable with fewer services will be in operation:

Services to / from London Victoria:

• Brighton – two trains per hour
• Eastbourne / Ore – one train per hour
• Portsmouth / Bognor Regis via Horsham – one train per hour
• Littlehampton via Preston Park – one train per hour
• East Grinstead – one train per hour (two trains per hour in peak)
• Dorking – one train per hour
• Horsham via Dorking – one train per hour
• West Croydon via Crystal Palace – two trains per hour (peak only)
• Epsom Downs via Selhurst – two trains per hour
• London Bridge – two trains per hour

Services to / from London Bridge:

• Uckfield – one service in the morning peak, one in the evening peak
• Caterham – one train per hour
• Tattenham Corner – one train per hour
• East Croydon via Tulse Hill & Selhurst – two trains per hour
• Beckenham Junction via Tulse Hill – two trains per hour (peak only)

East Coastway

• Brighton and Eastbourne – one train per hour
• Brighton and Seaford – two trains per hour
• Eastbourne and Ashford International – one train per hour

West Coastway

• Brighton and Littlehampton – one train per hour
• Brighton and Southampton Central – one train per hour
• Littlehampton and Portsmouth & Southsea – one train per hour
• Littlehampton and Bognor Regis – one train per hour
• Bognor Regis and Barnham – one train per hour

Purley and Tattenham Corner – one train per hour (peak only)

Purley and Caterham – one train per hour (peak only)

Oxted and Uckfield – one train per hour

Reigate and Tonbridge via Redhill – one train per hour

Clapham Junction and Watford Junction – one train per hour

Saturday 6 April

Southern plan to operate their usual Saturday service.

Sunday 7 April

Southern are planning to operate an amended service on this day; however, details of the service plan are still being finalised. Once confirmed, we will update this page with further information.

Monday 8 April

A very limited Southern shuttle service calling at Gatwick Airport and London Victoria will be in operation only (operating between approximately 05:00 and 23:00).

No other Southern services will be running.

Please check journey planners, as the departure times and frequencies of these shuttle services will vary throughout the day.

These services are expected to be extremely busy. Queueing systems will be in place, and you may not be able to board your chosen service. If you are planning to travel on one of the last trains of the day, please be aware that, depending on the size of the queue, you may not be able to board a service at all, and no alternative transport options will be provided after the last train departs. Please plan ahead and leave plenty of time to reach your destination.

Tuesday 9 April

An amended timetable with fewer services will be operating. Services will start later than normal due to strike action taking place the previous day.

Services to / from London Victoria:

• Brighton – two trains per hour
• Eastbourne / Ore – one train per hour
• Portsmouth / Bognor Regis via Horsham – one train per hour
• Littlehampton via Preston Park – one train per hour
• East Grinstead – one train per hour (two trains per hour in peak)
• Dorking – one train per hour
• Horsham via Dorking – one train per hour
• West Croydon via Crystal Palace – two trains per hour (peak only)
• Epsom Downs via Selhurst – two trains per hour
• London Bridge – two trains per hour

Services to / from London Bridge:

• Uckfield – one service in the morning peak, one in the evening peak
• Caterham – one train per hour
• Tattenham Corner – one train per hour
• East Croydon via Tulse Hill & Selhurst – two trains per hour
• Beckenham Junction via Tulse Hill – two trains per hour (peak only)

East Coastway

• Brighton and Eastbourne – one train per hour
• Brighton and Seaford – two trains per hour
• Eastbourne and Ashford International – one train per hour

West Coastway

• Brighton and Littlehampton – one train per hour
• Brighton and Southampton Central – one train per hour
• Littlehampton and Portsmouth & Southsea – one train per hour
• Littlehampton and Bognor Regis – one train per hour
• Bognor Regis and Barnham – one train per hour

Purley and Tattenham Corner – one train per hour (peak only)

Purley and Caterham – one train per hour (peak only)

Oxted and Uckfield – one train per hour

Reigate and Tonbridge via Redhill – one train per hour

Clapham Junction and Watford Junction – one train per hour

More information:

More information, including FAQs and refund details, can be found on the Gatwick Express and Southern websites.

Check before you travel:

The National Rail Enquiries real-time journey planner is currently showing the normal planned services for the strike days.

For journeys on Thursday 4, Friday 5, Saturday 6, Sunday 7 and Tuesday 9 April, please check back on Thursday 28 March.

For journeys on Monday 8 April, please check back on Friday 29 March.