South Western Railway (SWR) has confirmed its services during industrial action starting this week.

Between Thursday, April 4 and Tuesday, April 9, train schedules will be significantly reduced due to strike action by the ASLEF union.

On Monday, April 8, strike action will mean that a significantly reduced service will run on a limited number of lines. Trains will only run between:

• Basingstoke and Salisbury

• London Waterloo and Basingstoke

• London Waterloo and Feltham

• London Waterloo and Guildford via Woking*

• London Waterloo and Woking*

There will be no trains to stations such as Southampton Central, Portsmouth Harbour, Windsor & Eton Riverside, Reading or Exeter St Davids.

SWR said customers hoping to head to leisure travel destinations on the South Coast including Bournemouth, Poole and Weymouth on Monday, April 8 should be aware that no trains will be running to these areas. 

There will also be no service on the Isle of Wight’s Island Line.

Trains that are running will only do so between 7am and 7pm, with no services outside of these times. 

Customers have been advised to only travel if their journeys are absolutely necessary and to check journey planners before setting off if they are travelling. SWR has also advised that strike action will affect the London Underground network on Monday, April 8.

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On Thursday, April 4, Friday, April 5, Saturday, April 6 and Tuesday, April 9, a revised timetable will operate across the SWR network, due to a ban on overtime working. An hourly service will operate on the Island Line.

While all lines of route will be served on April 4-5 and April 9, SWR said late notice cancellations are possible.  

On Saturday, April 6, engineering work will lead to line closures in the Andover, Brockenhurst and Staines areas, with further service alterations in addition to a revised timetable.

Steve Tyler, South Western Railway’s performance and planning director, said: “Industrial action by the ASLEF union will mean only a significantly reduced service will run on Monday, April 8, so we are asking our customers to only travel if their journeys are absolutely necessary. For essential journeys, customers should check journey planners before setting off.

“The overtime ban on Thursday, April 4, Friday, April 5, Saturday, April 6 and Tuesday, April 9 will mean that timetables will be revised. We are asking our customers to check before they travel, right up until they set off, as alterations on the day are possible.”