South Western Railway will not run trains in and out of Portsmouth due to ASLEEF strikes on Friday
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With far fewer main line drivers available, SWR will operate a much different timetable to previous strike days and there will be no trains from Portsmouth.
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Hide AdMajor stations such as Winchester, Eastleigh, Southampton Airport Parkway, Southampton Central and Salisbury will not be served by SWR and there will be no service on the Island Line.
An RMT union strike will take place on September 2 and although more of the network will be open than Friday, September 1, there will continue to be a significantly reduced service.
Customers are again advised to only travel on the mainland if absolutely necessary.
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Hide AdStuart Meek, South Western Railway's chief operating officer, said: “This is the first time our network has been subject to full strike action by members of the ASLEF Union and, as a result, we are only able to offer an extremely limited service on Friday, September 1.
“Friday, September 1 will be different to previous days of strike action with a lot fewer trains running and with the majority of the network closed. Our advice to customers is to not travel unless your journey is absolutely necessary. The few services we will be running are likely to be extremely busy and we may have to use queuing systems and crowd control measures.
“If customers must travel on either day, they should check their entire journey before travelling, with other operators also impacted by strike action. We're really sorry for the disruption."