Industrial action is taking place on several dates in December 2022 and January 2023, affecting Greater Anglia and Stansted Express services. 48 hour strikes will take place on the dates below:

• Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December 2022
• Friday 16 and Saturday 17 December 2022
• Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 January 2023
• Friday 6 and Saturday 7 January 2023

Greater Anglia and Stansted Express are asking customers to avoid traveling on these dates as their service will be reduced and disrupted.

Additionally, there has been further strike action announced over the Christmas period which will take place from 18:00 on Saturday 24 December until 06:00 on Tuesday 27 December 2022. 

Greater Anglia:

Although timetables have not yet been finalised, on strike days Greater Anglia expect to run a reduced service only on the route between London Liverpool Street and Norwich / Colchester / Southend Victoria / Cambridge. These trains are likely to operate between 07:30 and 18:30 only. Trains are not expected to run on any other routes. 

The first services on the days after the strike days will start later than normal and a full service is unlikely to resume until early afternoon. Some morning peak trains may not run. 

Specific timetables will be provided in the coming days. 

​​​​​​​Stansted Express:

Stansted Express will be operating a reduced service between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport. It is expected to operate between 07:30 and 18:30 only. The specific timetable will be provided in the coming days. 

More information:

You can find more information by visiting the below websites:

• Greater Anglia
• Stansted Express

​​​​​​​Check before you travel:

The National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner is not yet showing the strike day services for the national industrial action dates. Timetables are expected to be showing the correct strike day service levels by the following dates:

• For travel from 12 to 16 December, the Journey Planner will be correct on 9 December
• For travel on 17 December, the Journey Planner will be correct on 13 December
• For travel on 18 December, the Journey Planner will be correct on 14 December
• For travel on 24, 26 and 27 December, please check back here closer to the time of travel
• For travel on 3, 4, 6 and 7 January, please check back here closer to the time of travel