Passengers in Sussex and Surrey urged to check their journeys ahead of national strike action by ASLEF

This is due to national industrial action by the ASLEF union.

There will be limited shuttle services on Tuesday, January 30 on the following routes:

– A limited, non-stop, shuttle service between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport.

– A limited shuttle service calling at Luton, Luton Airport Parkway and St Pancras.

– A limited, non-stop, shuttle service between London King’s Cross and Cambridge.

– These trains will not stop at any other stations.

The shuttle services have been put in place to support customers who are travelling to airports and have no alternative option than to get the train.

Passengers should leave plenty of time for their journey if using a train is essential as the limited services are expected to be busy.

In addition to strike action on 30 January, a nationwide overtime ban by ASLEF will be in place from Monday, January 29 until Tuesday, February 6 inclusive, which means there will be an amended timetable in place with fewer services overall.

These timetables have been designed to help passengers plan for their day, providing greater certainty of train times with fewer short-notice alterations.

Jenny Saunders, GTR’s customer services director, said: “We’re very sorry about the impact this industrial action will have on our customers. With no trains on the majority of our network on Tuesday, January 30, we’re asking people to plan ahead and use alternative travel options.

“Whilst there will be trains running on either side of the strike day, the nationwide overtime ban means we are only able to run an amended timetable with fewer trains.

“With other train operators affected on different days, we’re asking customers to check their entire journey each day from Monday, January 29 until Tuesday, February 6.”

Services, including the Gatwick Express, will be running on Saturday 3 and Sunday, February 4, but planned engineering works will affect certain routes.

Customers should check their travel plans for the entire period of industrial action.