Major railway strike to continue in Sussex this week: Everything you need to know
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Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) â which operates Southern, Gatwick Express, Thameslink and Great Northern â is warning customers that there will be no trains on the âvast majorityâ of its network on Wednesday, owing to national industrial action by the ASLEF union.
Trains also did not operate on Saturday after Friday saw an amended timetable, with fewer trains, due to an overtime ban by ASLEF.
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Hide AdThis amended timetable will also affect passengers today (Monday), Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, first services will start later than normal.
On Wednesday, a limited shuttle service will run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport.
"These trains will be extremely busy and will not stop at any other stations,â a GTR spokesperson said.
"Queueing systems will be in place and passengers may not be able to board their chosen service, especially in the late evenings.
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Hide AdâPassengers are strongly urged not to travel to or from Gatwick by train if they have an alternative transport option, and to leave plenty of extra time for their journey if using a train is essential.â
As there are no trains across most of the country on Wednesday, there will be limited onward travel options from London Victoria, so travellers are urged to plan their whole journey ahead of time.
GTR said the reduced timetables have been designed to âhelp passengers plan for their dayâ â providing âgreater certainty of train timesâ with âfewer short-notice alterationsâ.
However, passengers âshould expectâ busier trains, âespecially in peak hours, and longer waiting timesâ, GTR said. The train operator has contacted schools to âensure they are awareâ and can âhelp ensure nobody is caught outâ.
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Hide AdJenny Saunders, GTRâs customer service director, said: âWe know how difficult this ongoing national industrial action is for our customers and we're really sorry for the continued inconvenience itâs causing.