Industrial action is taking place on several dates in December 2022 and January 2023, affecting Heathrow 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

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. 

December 2022:

On 13, 14, 16 and 17 December, trains will run at a normal 15 minute frequency but only between 07:25 and 18:17.

On 15 and 18 December, the service will start up later than usual (at 07:25) then a normal 15 minute frequency service will run for the rest of the day, 

The impact of the strike action on 24 and 27 December is not yet known, however there will be no services on Christmas Day and Boxing Day due to planned engineering work. 

January 2023:

Information on the level of service that will operate during the January strikes will be provided once known. 

More information:

More information can be found on Heathrow Express's website. 

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