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Thursday 6 Oct 2022

Severely limited trains at Liverpool Lime Street during RMT strike

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North West & Central

| North West & Central: North West

• Passengers should only travel if absolutely necessary during RMT strike action this Saturday (8 October)
• A special timetable will be in place with only two departures per hour from Liverpool Lime Street
• Many routes have no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• Passengers are reminded to plan ahead using National Rail Enquiries and to expect disruption

Passengers planning on travelling through Liverpool Lime Street station during RMT strike action on Saturday 8 October are being warned not to get caught out with trains finishing much earlier than normal.

Only two trains per hour will depart from the station - that's compared to around 13 departures an hour on a non-strike day.

Nationally only 20% of trains will be running on around 50% of the railway network.

Liverpool Lime Street's last trains will leave between 3pm and 5pm with final arrivals by 6.30pm.

Passengers who must travel should check www.nationalrail.co.uk so they know exactly what to expect.

People can also check with their individual train operators through these links:

• Avanti West Coast’s information page
• Northern’s information page
• TransPennine Express’ information page
• East Midlands Railway’s information page
• Transport for Wales’ information page

Network Rail is trying to give passengers the best service it possibly can but trains will be significantly reduced or not running at all on some routes.

Across the country, thousands of specially-trained and fully qualified back-up staff will again step in during the walkout to keep vital services running for those who need them.

Although Merseyrail is not taking part in the strike action, only a limited service will be able to run.

• Merseyrail's information page

An hourly service between 7:30am and 6:30pm will serve selected stations only.

Phil James, Network Rail’s North West route director, said: “Despite our best efforts to compromise and find a breakthrough in talks, rail unions remain intent on continuing and coordinating their strike action. This means once again many North West routes won’t be served at all, causing misery for millions of rail passengers. With a fraction of the usual workforce available, including signallers who safely move trains around the network there will be a severely limited service during RMT strike action this Saturday. 

“I can only apologise for the impact another RMT strike will have on people’s lives. It is frustrating to yet again ask our passengers to change their plans and only make absolutely necessary journeys.”

Passengers should also expect disruption on the morning of Sunday 9 October with a later start to services as employees return to duties.

Alongside the national strikes, industrial action will take place for some train operators on other parts of the rail network today and tomorrow (Thursday 6 & Friday 7 October), and Monday 10 October:

• Thursday 6 and Friday 7 October – strike action affecting East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express
• Monday 10 October – strike action affecting ScotRail.

For specific train operator service information, please visit National Rail or your train operating company.