Strike Action To Affect Rail Services For Next Four Days

Strike action by the RMT will affect all Southern services this Thursday and Saturday (August 18 & 20) with a reduced service on Friday and Sunday.

The message from Southern Railway:

• Thursday 18 & Saturday 20 August - Only travel if your journey is absolutely necessary. We are running a very limited service with services finishing much earlier than normal and we are expecting severe disruption.
• Friday 19 & Sunday 21 August - Only travel if your journey is absolutely necessary. Trains will start later than normal, will be extremely busy and you may not be able to board. Please be aware TfL are also affected by strike action on Friday 19 August. More info here.

If you must travel, always check your journey immediately before at National Rail. If your journey crosses over with any other operator you should check their website for their travel advice.

For more information, see our industrial action webpage.

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Passengers will only be able to take trains from Brighton into London, with two trains per hour running. The only station open with trains travelling to Brighton, is Hove, with two trains per hour running between those two stations.

Southern and Thameslink Services between London Bridge / London Victoria and the south coast, Aug 18 & 20

London Victoria and Brighton 

Two trains per hour will run between London Victoria and Brighton, calling at London Victoria, Clapham Junction, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport and Brighton only. 

London Bridge and Brighton 

Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and Brighton, calling at London Bridge, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges, Balcombe, Hayward’s Heath, Wivelsfield, Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Preston Park and Brighton only. 

London Bridge and Gatwick Airport 

Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and Gatwick Airport, calling at London Bridge, Norwood Junction, East Croydon, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords, Horley and Gatwick Airport only. 

London Bridge and Three Bridges 

Two trains per hour will run between London Bridge and Three Bridges, calling at London Bridge, Norwood Junction, East Croydon, Coulsdon South, Merstham, Redhill, Horley, Gatwick Airport and Three Bridges only. 

Brighton and Hove 

Two trains per hour will run between Brighton and Hove only.

Friday August 19th 

Bus, London Overground and tube strikes will affect all Transport for London services.

The disruption from an RMT strike day will have a knock-on effect as the railway will be unavailable overnight meaning that trains and crew will not be in the correct locations to provide a normal service. This means that first services will begin much later than normal and we will be operating a Sunday service - don't expect trains to be running before 8am. This information also applies to services on Sunday 21st, following Saturday's strike.

Assume first services of the day will be extremely crowded and you may not be able to board your chosen service.