With strikes set to take place next month, South Western Railway has released its plans for train services.

South Western Railway provides commuter inter-urban, regional and long-distance services to customers in south west London, the southern counties of England and the Isle of Wight.

Details of the affected services are as follows:

Monday May 6th (early May bank holiday)

• Due to overtime bans by the ASLEF union, a revised service will operate across the South Western network.
• Engineering work will cause line closures in the Aldershot, Reading, Salisbury and Winchester areas.
• Journey planners are expected to be up to date on Wednesday 1st May.

Tuesday May 7th

• Due to strike action by the ASLEF union, large parts of the South Western network will be closed. Services will only run between:
  • Basingstoke and Salisbury
  • London Waterloo and Basingstoke
  • London Waterloo and Feltham via Twickenham
  • London Waterloo and Guildford via Woking
  • London Waterloo and Woking

• This means there will be no services beyond these routes. For example, there will be no services to Exeter St Davids, Southampton Central, Portsmouth Harbour, Reading or Windsor & Eton Riverside .

• There will also be no service on the Isle of Wight.

• Trains will only run between 0700 and 1900.

• Journey planners are expected to be up to date on Tuesday 30th April

• You should only travel if your journey is absolutely necessary, and after checking journey planners.

Wednesday May 8th to Saturday May 11th

• Due to overtime bans by the ASLEF union, a revised service will again operate across the South Western network.
• Engineering work on Saturday May 11th will cause a line closure between Ascot and Reading and altered train services in the Ash and Havant areas.
• Journey planners are expected to be up to date on Saturday 4th May.

Full details can be found at southwesternrailway.com/strike

“We are sorry to announce that, due to a ban on overtime working by the ASLEF union, along with planned engineering work, there will be disruption on the Early May Bank Holiday, Monday 6 May. A revised service will operate across our network so it is important that customers check before they travel.

“Strike action will take place the following day, Tuesday 7 May, and we are asking customers to only travel if their journeys are absolutely necessary. We will run a significantly reduced service with large parts of our network closed, and trains will only run between 7am and 7pm.

“The overtime ban will then continue from Wednesday 8 to Saturday 11 May which will again mean a revised service. Engineering work will take place on Saturday 11 leading to further service changes, so once again, we are encouraging customers to check before travelling.

“We are very sorry for the disruption that this industrial action will cause and are very thankful for our customers’ continued patience.”

South Western Railway spokesperson