ASLEF strikes: How Portsmouth train journeys will be affected as South Western Railway services disrupted

Members of the ASLEF union will take further industrialas part of an ongoing dispute with UK train companies. An overtime ban will be in place on Monday, January 29 and between January 31 and February 6. A full strike is scheduled for Tuesday, January 30, with South Western Railway (SWR) urging passengers to only travel "if absolutely necessary" - avoiding the first and last trains of the day.

Chief operating officer Stuart Meek said: "We’re very sorry to announce that industrial action, including full strike action, will affect our network at the end of January and into early February. It has been a tough start to the year due to adverse weather conditions and these damaging strikes will cause yet more disruption for our customers. "Our advice is to only travel if absolutely necessary on Tuesday 30 January and to check before travelling on all other affected dates. It is also vital that customers check their entire journey on all the affected dates, as other operators will be affected. Once again we’re very sorry for the disruption this will cause and we thank our customers for their continued patience.” Striking train drivers means that passengers will not be able to get from Portsmouth to London.

Locally, this disruption is likely to be exacerbated by the closure of a section of track in Fareham for urgent maintenance work to take place. Network Rail and South Western Railway (SWR) are urging customers travelling between Eastleigh and Fareham to check before travelling as the line will be closed from Monday 29 January to Friday 2 February for emergency works to stabilise a cutting

How will my train journey be affected?

SWR will be running an extremely limited timetable on January 30. Trains will only run from London Waterloo to Basingstoke, Feltham via Twickenham, Guilford and Woking. There will also be services between Basingstoke and Salisbury. No other trains will run.

These will only operate between 7am and 7pm. SWR report that journey planners are up to date for January 30 and through to February 1. More information can be found on the company's website here.