Rail strikes on Saturday 13th, Thursday 18th and Saturday 20th August. We are very sorry to inform you that our services on these days will be severely reduced. Please avoid travelling on our trains on these days. There will be:
- No services on our regional and branch lines
- Heavily reduced services on our lines into London Liverpool Street from Norwich, Colchester and Southend Victoria
- No services between Cambridge and London Liverpool Street on Saturday 13 August and Saturday 20 August and a heavily reduced service on Thursday 18 August.
- On Thursday 18 August and Saturday 20 August, we will only be running trains from 7.30am, with most last trains much earlier than usual, between 4.30pm and 5.30pm.
There will be no rail replacement buses to replace trains not running because of the strikes. If you have plans to go by train to concerts, shows and events in London or to football matches on strike days, you are advised to make alternative travel arrangements. You can get a refund, change your ticket or travel on the day before or two days after your booked date instead. Please note London Underground is also affected by a strike on Friday 19 August. Services on Sunday 14th, Friday 19th and Sunday 21th August will start later in the morning than usual, as the 24-hour strike has a knock-on effect into the next day. Please also note that there is major engineering works between Cambridge, Bishops Stortford and London Liverpool Street on Sunday 14 and Sunday 21 August, involving a rail replacement bus service for part of the journey. You should expect rail replacement bus services to be very busy with long queues as we anticipate more people than usual travelling on Sunday as a result of Saturday’s strike. There are no direct Stansted Express trains. We’ll update our website and social media with timetables and last train times as details are finalised. We’re very sorry for the inconvenience this causes. You can find further information and updates on our website.