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Industrial action to affect Chiltern Railways from Monday 6 May until Saturday 11 May 

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Service alteration details

Incident reported: 24 Apr 2024 at 11:50

Last updated

04 May 2024 at 08:28

Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

Chiltern Railways routes.

Description

Strike action to affect Chiltern Railways services has been announced by the ASLEF union for Wednesday 8 May. There will also be an ASLEF overtime and rest day work ban from Monday 6 May to Saturday 11 May inclusive.

Wednesday 8 May:

No Chiltern Railways services will operate.

Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 May, and Thursday 9 to Friday 10 May

Due to planned ASLEF industrial action on the following dates, a LIMITED SERVICE will be in operation, structured as follows:

  • 1 train per hour London Marylebone - stations to Birmingham Moor Street (and vice-versa).

  • 2 trains per hour London Marylebone - stations to Oxford (and vice-versa).

  • Shuttle service Leamington Spa - stations to Stratford-upon-Avon (and vice-versa) for most of the day.

  • 1 train per hour London Marylebone - stations to Aylesbury Vale Parkway (via Amersham) and vice-versa.

Some additional services will operate during the morning and evening peak periods.

No Chiltern Railways service will operate on the following routes/at the following stations:

  • NO SERVICE: Stourbridge Junction - stations to Birmingham Moor Street.

  • NO SERVICE: Kings Sutton (Monday only), Northolt Park, Lapworth, Sudbury & Harrow Road, Sudbury Hill Harrow and South Ruislip.

A severely reduced Chiltern Railways service will operate at Denham Golf Club, Kings Sutton and Hatton (Monday only). There will be very few northbound trains (towards Birmingham) from Warwick on Monday 6 May only.

Services on ALL ROUTES will finish earlier than usual - Please check your last trains carefully on the day.

Saturday 11 May

No trains will call at Wembley Stadium all day today. Please do not attempt to use Chiltern Railways services to travel to the event taking place at Wembley Stadium this evening.

Due to planned ASLEF industrial action on this date, a LIMITED SERVICE will be in operation, structured as follows:

  • 1 train per hour London Marylebone - stations to Birmingham Moor Street (and vice-versa).

  • 1 train per hour London Marylebone - stations to Oxford (and vice-versa).

  • 1 train per hour London Marylebone - stations to Aylesbury (via High Wycombe; and vice-versa).

  • Shuttle service Leamington Spa - stations to Stratford-upon-Avon (and vice-versa) for most of the day.

  • 1 train per hour Amersham - stations to Aylesbury (and vice-versa).

No Chiltern Railways service will operate on the following routes/at the following stations:

  • NO SERVICE: Stourbridge Junction - stations to Birmingham Moor Street.

  • NO SERVICE: London Marylebone - stations to Amersham.

  • NO SERVICE: Aylesbury Vale Parkway, Denham Golf Club, Kings Sutton, Lapworth, Little Kimble, Monks Risborough, Northolt Park, Seer Green & Jordans.

  • LIMITED SERVICE: Hatton and Warwick (Northbound).

Services on ALL ROUTES will finish earlier than usual - Please check your last trains carefully on the day.

More information:

More strike day information can be found by visiting the Chiltern Railways website.

Check before you travel:

The National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner is not yet showing the industrial action day changes.

  • You can check your journey up to and including Saturday 11 May using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner

Please check back nearer to the affected dates for journey updates due to the overtime ban.

Please also take note of any Service Updates that may be showing with a warning triangle on your displayed journeys.