South Western Railway has confirmed that there will be no service on the Island Line this Wednesday (6th December) as a result of strike action. The ASLEF union, which represents train drivers, will take industrial action from Friday 1st to Saturday 9th December, with SWR drivers striking on Wednesday, so, as a result there will be no Island Line service running. Stuart Meek, Chief Operating Officer for South Western Railway, said:
“We’re sorry that national industrial action will again impact SWR services for the first nine days of December. “ASLEF will take strike action on Wednesday 6 December, meaning we will run an extremely limited service, and we must urge our customers to only travel if absolutely necessary on that day. “During other days of industrial action, customers should check their entire journeys before setting off, as there will be some cancellations and drivers at other operators may be on strike. “We know that this is a busy time of year as we approach Christmas, so we would like to thank customers for their continued patience and understanding.”
A further update on the situation is expected today (Monday).
