There is set to be more transport misery for millions with some rail passengers already being urged not to travel by train next week.
Britain’s biggest rail strike for more than 30 years is set to spark six days of chaos amid warnings of a "summer of discontent".
Thousands more workers at Network Rail are to be balloted for strikes in escalating disputes over pay, jobs and conditions, the TSSA union have announced.
It's the largest walk out for years and already a number of lines have been confirmed as being closed. Just one in five services are expected to run on next week’s three days of strikes - Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday -and six lines will be completely closed.
Network Rail have already said there would also be no passenger services to locations including Bournemouth, Swansea, Holyhead, Chester and Blackpool. There will also be no passenger trains running north from Glasgow or Edinburgh.
Where limited services are running, they will mostly start at around 7.30am and finish by 6.30pm on strikes days.
But many commuters are still in limbo as the strike threatens to bring the country’s rail network to a virtual standstill.
Here is exactly what the train companies are saying.
Gatwick Express
No service on strike days.
A Sunday service will run on the days after the strikes, with late starts and early finishes.
Great Northern
Very few trains on strike days, with no services east of Ely to King's Lynn.
An amended Sunday service will be in place on the days after strikes.
Southern
Much of the network will be shut down on strike days.
Services will run on the Brighton Mainline to London Bridge and London Victoria, with additional trains from Tattenham Corner.
Epsom Downs, Sutton and West Croydon, via Crystal Palace.
An amended Sunday service will operate after each strike day.
Thameslink
There will be far fewer trains than normal on strike days.
Services will be split north and south, with nothing running between London St Pancras and London Bridge.
An amended Sunday service will operate after each strike day.
Chiltern Railways
Firm says passengers should “only travel if absolutely essential” between June 21 and 25.
Will run a very significantly reduced timetable between those dates, with services finishing earlier than normal on Monday next week and starting later on the following Sunday.
Cross Country Trains
Will run a significantly reduced service on the three days of the strike - June 21, 23, and 25 - with days either side also expected to be affected.
Finalising details of what level of service will be offered.
Greater Anglia
Will not be running any services on its regional and branch lines.
Very limited service on some routes to and from London Liverpool Street for part of the day.
Services that do run will only start from 7.30am, with the last trains finishing their journeys by 6.30pm.
Firm due to issue full strike day timetable on its website on Friday this week.
LNER
Plans to run around 38% of its usual trains on the strike days and “they are likely to be very busy.”
The company warns: “If you can avoid travelling over this period we recommend doing so.”
East Midlands Railway
Asking passengers to only travel by rail if necessary.
Operating a significantly reduced service on June 21, 23 and 25, as well as the days in between.
Services will only operate between 7.30am and 6.30pm.
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Expects significant disruption on strike days and advising passengers to “only travel if essential”.
Reduced service from 7.30am to 6.30pm, equating to less than a third of its normal levels.
Great Western Railway
Says it will operate “as many trains as possible” during the strike action.
Includes route from London Paddington, through Reading, as far as Cardiff Central, as well as to Oxford, Basingstoke, Westbury, Bristol Temple Meads and Plymouth.
Warns that where it is able to run services, they are expected to be “extremely busy”.
Northern Trains
Asking customers not to travel on its services between the whole of June 21 to 26
Warns the timing of the strike action will have a knock-on effect on the days in-between.
Southeastern
Urging passengers not to use its services on the three strike days, adding: “We cannot guarantee you be able to travel.”
It adds: “The number of train services we’ll be able to run will be extremely limited.”
South Western Railway
Will run a dramatically reduced timetable on strike days, with “significant parts” of its network closed.
Says there will be a “severely limited service” between 7.15am and 6.30pm on some routes. They are limited to between London Waterloo and Southampton, Woking, Basingstoke and Windsor.
Rest of the network closed.
Where trains are running, they are expected to be very busy
As a result, “you are urged not to travel by rail unless absolutely necessary”, it said.
Transpennine Express
Warning of significant reduction in services.
The following stations will be closed on strike days: Middlesbrough, Yarm, Thornaby, Scarboroug,, Seamer, Malton, Selby, Brough, and Hull.
Avanti West Coast
Is “strongly advising” customers to only travel if “absolutely necessary” on the strike days.
Expects to operate a significantly reduced timetable.
Intercity operator is running approximately 25% of its typical weekday timetable on June 21 and 23, and around a third of its typical Saturday timetable on June 25.
Expects to run one train per hour from Euston to each of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Preston with a limited service to Glasgow.
No Avanti West Coast services to North Wales, Shrewsbury, Blackpool and Edinburgh on strike days.
West Midlands Trains
Warning of “considerable impact”.
Running very limited service on strike days between 7.30am and 6.30pm, with “very limited service” on days in between.
