Which South East trains will run on strike day?

The Aslef union is holding a series of walkouts in its dispute over pay and conditions

Train drivers across south-east England will walk out on Monday, disrupting services across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

Members of the Aslef union will walkout for 24 hours in their dispute over pay and conditions, as part of a series of rolling strikes across the country between 4 and 9 April (excluding 7 April).

Since the dispute began in 2022, 14 strikes have been called by Aslef.

Aslef rejected a pay offer made in April 2023, which would have seen a 4% pay rise two years in a row. No further talks have taken place between the government and the union since.

As well as a full day of strike action on Monday, Tuesday will also see an overtime ban by drivers which could cause further disruption.

So which services will be running in the South East on Monday?

Southeastern

Southeastern is advising customers not to travel on Monday

For the first time since Aslef members started their strike action Southeastern will run some services on a strike day. There will be services on the following routes:

• Orpington to London Charing Cross

• Dartford to London Charing Cross (via Sidcup)

• Dartford to London Charing Cross (via Bexleyheath)

• Ashford International to London St Pancras International

Services will be running from 06:00 BST to 20:00 BST.

Only 29 out of the 165 stations on the Southeastern network will be open and no replacement bus services will be running.

The company is advising customers not to travel on Monday.

Southeastern says it will run a normal timetable on Tuesday, despite the strike the previous day and an overtime ban.

Govia Thameslink Railway

Queuing systems will in place at stations that are open across the Govia Thameslink network

• Gatwick Express services will not run on Monday

• There will be no Thameslink services south of London

• A Southern service will run non-stop between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport, every 15 minutes between 06:00 and 19:00, and half-hourly between 05:00 and 06:00 and between 19:00 and 23:00.

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is warning that services are expected to be extremely busy.

Queuing systems will in place at stations and passengers are being warned that they might not be able to board their desired service.

Passengers travelling on the last services of the night are being warned that, depending on queue lengths, they might be unable to board a service at all and no alternatives will be available.

On Tuesday an amended timetable will be in place with fewer trains.

GTR is advising customers to check before they travel.

South Western Railway

South Western Railway is asking passengers to avoid the first and last trains of the day

South Western Railway is running services between 07:00 and 19:00 on the following routes:

• Woking to London Waterloo

• Basingstoke to London Waterloo

• Guildford to London Waterloo

• Feltham to London Waterloo (via Twickenham)

• Salisbury to Basingstoke

South Western Railway says passengers should only travel if their journey is "absolutely necessary".

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel as services could be subject to last minute changes.

In addition, customers are being asked to avoid the first and last services on each line, as they are expected to be "extremely busy".

On Tuesday, an amended timetable will be in place with fewer trains than usual across its network.

Great Western Railway

Great Western Railway says is expecting to be running a full service on Monday and Tuesday

Drivers who are part of the Aslef union and for Great Western Railway will walk out on Saturday.

Therefore Great Western Railway is expecting to be running a full service on Monday and Tuesday, although there may be some short-notice alterations and cancellations.

Can passengers get their money back for strike days?

Season ticket holders (flexi, monthly or longer) who cannot travel can claim 100% compensation for strike dates through the Delay Repay scheme

Rail passengers with advance tickets can be refunded fee-free if the train they are booked on is cancelled, delayed or rescheduled due to strikes.

If passengers have a return ticket they may also be entitled to a fee-free refund if any part of the journey is cancelled.

Ticket easements have also been put in place, meaning customers can travel on a day not displayed on their ticket, but passengers should check this with the respective train operating company as restrictions can vary.

Season ticket holders (flexi, monthly or longer) who cannot travel, can claim 100% compensation for strike dates through the Delay Repay scheme.

As well as Southeastern, Govia Thameslink Railway and South Western Railway, c2c and Greater Anglia drivers will also walk out.

Mick Whelan, General Secretary of the Aslef union, said: "There is no good day to take strike action, there will always be an event on. We don't want to be on strike.

"They don't want to be losing money and they don't want to be out in all weathers. But they're willing to do so in furtherance of the fact that they haven't had a pay offer."

No further industrial action is scheduled beyond this current period, the unions says.