Rail passengers urged to plan ahead of industrial action

Passengers travelling with West Midlands Railway (WMR) are being reminded to plan ahead of four days of industrial action.

Although planned action has been suspended among members of the RMT union at Network Rail, RMT strikes remains scheduled at train operating companies on Thursday 16 March, Saturday 18 March, Thursday 30 March and Saturday 1 April.

A limited timetable will be in operation on all four days as a result with no trains running before 7am and final services in the early evening.

Passengers should also check their journeys on the mornings after strike days as services may also be impacted.

Industrial action will also affect other operators and services that are running are expected to be very busy.

Jonny Wiseman, WMR customer experience director, said: “It is disappointing that industrial action is continuing to affect our passengers ' journeys.

“I would like to remind passengers to plan their journeys carefully as services will be heavily limited on strike days and morning services will be affected on the following days.

“Anyone holding a ticket for travel on a strike day can use their ticket on a different day or claim a full refund. ”

For up-to-date information on the strike action, including details of ticketing and refunds, visit www.wmr.uk/industrialaction