South Western Railway has released their timetables for the upcoming RMT strike action, which is set to start on Thursday 26th July 2018.

The train operator has done all they can to reduce the impact to services and passengers. However, some passengers may find their train is cancelled or delayed or is busier than normal.

Passengers are now being urged to plan their journey before they travel.

Strike action will take place on the following dates:

• Saturday 28th July
• Tuesday 31st July
• Saturday 4th August
• Saturday 11th August
• Saturday 18th August
• Friday 31st August – Saturday 1st September (48-hour strike)

Timetables for the strike action can be found by clicking here.

What did the officials say?

Commenting on the strike a South Western Railway spokesperson said:

“We are doing everything we can to minimise disruption to our customers and plan to deliver two thirds of our normal capacity on Thursday 26 July. We are using all available resources including contingency guards, providing replacement bus services, arranging ticket acceptance on a number of other rail and bus networks and running as many trains as possible at maximum length to provide as much capacity as possible.”

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