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Train Strikes To Affect Island Line Services

Island Line services will be affected by train strikes this weekend.

It has been confirmed that there will be NO service between 7pm tomorrow (Saturday) and 7am Sunday.

The strike action is affecting services across the south region, including the Isle of Wight.

Staff at Network Rail and more than 2,100 SWR members of the RMT union are set to take strike action, causing severe disruption.  

Long-planned engineering work will also reduce the network available to SWR, meaning fewer services will run compared to previous strike days. 

South Western Railway’s Performance and Planning Director, Steve Tyler, said:

“I’m sorry that due to strike action we must urge our customers to only travel if absolutely necessary on Saturday 8 October and Sunday 9 October. Those needing to travel should seek to do so by other means.

“Large parts of our network will be closed on the strike day and there will be a late start-up on the morning after. Those who must travel are urged to carefully check the times of first and last trains and avoid them if possible, as they are likely to be very busy.

“We are grateful to our customers for their continued cooperation, patience, and understanding as the rail industry works to bring this damaging nationwide strike action to an end.”

Customers are urged to check the SWR website for latest information here

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