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.
Great Northern
Thursday 4, Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Tuesday 9 April
An amended timetable with fewer services will be in operation:
- London Kingâs Cross and Kingâs Lynn â one train per hour, rising to two trains per hour during peak
- London Kingâs Cross and Peterborough â one train per hour (peak only)
- London Kingâs Cross and Cambridge â one train per hour
- Moorgate and Welwyn Garden City â two trains per hour
- Moorgate and Stevenage via Hertford North â two trains per hour
Sunday 7 April
Great Northern 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 Great Northern shuttle service calling at London Kings Cross and Cambridge will be in operation only (between approximately 07:00 and 19:00)
No other Great Northern services will run.
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.
Thameslink
Thursday 4, Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Tuesday 9 April
An amended timetable with fewer services will be in operation:
- Peterborough and Horsham via Redhill â one train per hour
- Cambridge and Three Bridges via Redhill â one train per hour
- Bedford and Brighton â two trains per hour
- London Blackfriars and Sutton via Wimbledon â two trains per hour
- St Albans City and Sutton via Mitcham Eastfields â two trains per hour
- Luton and Rainham â one train per hour
- London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks â two trains per hour
Sunday 7 April
Thameslink 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 Thameslink shuttle service calling at London St Pancras International, Luton Airport Parkway and Luton will be in operation only only (operating between approximately 07:00 and 19:00)
No other Thameslink services will run.
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.
More information:
More information, including FAQs and refund details, can be found on the Great Northern and Thameslink 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.