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UK Rail Strike Calendar in 2026

2026 Apr
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Fri
no strike
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4
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no strike
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5
Sun
no strike
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6
Mon
no strike
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7
Tue
no strike
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no strike
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UK Rail Disruptions & Other Info

  • Feb 23 to Mar 31
    All visa-exempt visitors to the UK will be required to obtain an ETA prior to travel

    Period:Monday, February 23, 2026 to Monday, March 31, 2036
    Operators:Eurostar
    Related Information:All visitors to the UK who do not require a visa for short stays and who do not already hold UK immigration status must obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before travelling to the UK or for landside transit. Anyone without the necessary status will be refused entry to the UK.

  • Apr 3 to Apr 6
    Planned engineering work reduces services to/from London Waterloo, with no trains to/from Queenstown Road (Battersea)

    Period:Friday, April 3, 2026 to Monday, April 6, 2026
    Operators:South Western Railway
    Related Information:Engineering work is taking place in the Queenstown Road (Battersea) area, closing some lines. No trains will run to / from Queenstown Road (Battersea). A reduced train service will run between Clapham Junction and London Waterloo. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Buses / London Underground to / from Queenstown Road (Battersea).

  • Apr 3 to Apr 8
    Planned engineering work significantly amends services to / from London Euston

    Period:Friday, April 3, 2026 to Wednesday, April 8, 2026
    Operators:Avanti West Coast,London Overground,London Northwestern Railway
    Related Information:Engineering work is taking place in the London Euston area, closing some lines. Background information on the work can be found below. Avanti West Coast: No trains will run to / from London Euston. Customers travelling to / from London, should travel between London St Pancras International and Bedford. Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on East Midlands Railway and Thameslink trains. A replacement bus service will operate between Bedford and Milton Keynes Central for onward connections. Friday 3 April: 1 train per hour will operate between: Milton Keynes Central and Glasgow Central. Milton Keynes Central and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke-on-Trent. Milton Keynes Central and Liverpool Lime Street. Rugby and Preston / Edinburgh via Birmingham New Street. Trains between London Euston and Holyhead will operate between Crewe and Holyhead only. Saturday 4 to Monday 6 April: 1 train per hour will operate between: Milton Keynes Central and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke-on-Trent (calls additionally at Rugby). Milton Keynes Central and Liverpool Lime Street (calls additionally at Nuneaton). Milton Keynes Central and Preston (via Nuneaton and calls additionally at Rugby, Stafford and Crewe). Rugby and Preston via Birmingham New Street. Trains between London Euston and Holyhead will operate between Crewe and Holyhead only. There is additional engineering work taking place at various locations between Preston and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central. Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 April: 1 train per hour will operate between: Milton Keynes Central and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke-on-Trent. Milton Keynes Central and Liverpool Lime Street. Milton Keynes Central and Glasgow Central (via Nuneaton). Additionally: A half hourly service will operate between Rugby and Preston via Birmingham New Street. A half hourly service will operate between Rugby and Edinburgh. Trains between London Euston and Holyhead will operate between Crewe and Holyhead only. London Overground: Friday 3 and Monday 6 April: No trains will run between Willesden Junction and Watford Junction. 2 trains per hour will run between London Euston and Willesden Junction. Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April: No trains will run between London Euston and Watford Junction. Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 April: London Overground will not be affected by engineering work on these dates. Ticket acceptance: If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following operators’ services: London Buses 142 / 258 between Watford Junction, Watford High Street and Bushey. London Buses 346 and R17 between Bushey and Carpenders Park. London Buses 182 / H14 between Harrow & Wealdstone, Hatch End and Headstone Lane. London Underground Metropolitan line to / from Northwick Park for Kenton and South Kenton. London Bus routes 487 and 228 to Harlesden from Willesden Junction. London Overground Mildmay line to / from Willesden Junction. London Bus route 18 between Willesden Junction and Kensal Green. London Underground Bakerloo line to / from Queens Park. London Underground Bakerloo line to / from Kilburn Park for Kilburn High Road. London Underground Jubilee line to / from Swiss Cottage for South Hampstead. If you are using contactless payment / Oyster card, you can also use the above alternative travel options but you will be required to pay the normal tap in / tap out fares for your journey. London Northwestern Railway: Friday 3 - Monday 6 April: Trains between London Euston and Northampton will not run, or will run between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton only. Train services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street (via Northampton) will run between Milton Keynes Central and Birmingham New Street (via Northampton) only. Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Milton Keynes Central and Crewe only. Rail replacement buses will operate between: Potters Bar / Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central (not calling at Cheddington between 07:00 and 22:00). Cheddington and Leighton Buzzard. Milton Keynes Central and Bedford. Early morning / late night buses will run to / from London Euston. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following train services: Great Northern or Thameslink services between London Kings Cross and Potters Bar. Thameslink and East Midlands Railway services for travel between London St Pancras International and Bedford. Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 April: Train services between London Euston and Tring / Bletchley / Milton Keynes Central will not run. Trains between London Euston and Northampton will not run or will run between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton only. Train services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street (via Northampton) will run between Milton Keynes Central and Birmingham New Street (via Northampton) only. Trains between London Euston and Crewe will run between Milton Keynes Central and Crewe only. You are advised to travel on: Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on London Underground services between central London and Harrow & Wealdstone. Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on London Overground train services between London Euston and Watford Junction. Rail replacement buses will operate between: Potters Bar / Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central (not calling at Cheddington between 07:00 and 22:00). Cheddington and Leighton Buzzard. Milton Keynes Central and Bedford. Early morning / late night buses will run to / from London Euston. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following train services: London Overground services between London Euston / Harrow & Wealdstone and Watford Junction. Thameslink and East Midlands Railway services for travel between London St Pancras International and Bedford. Background information: From Friday 3 April until Wednesday 8 April inclusive, no main line trains will run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central. This will allow engineers to work around the clock on a combination of track, signalling, power and station improvements, including: £8.4m of essential track work at Willesden including the renewal of switches and crossings (moveable sections of track that guide trains from one track to another), and installing new railway foundation stone (ballast). Bridge waterproofing works at Ledburn (near Leighton Buzzard), a £6.6m investment to protect the structure and prevent future damage. Signalling upgrades worth over £7m south of Leighton Buzzard to reduce the risk of failures and improve long term reliability. Overhead line equipment renewal near Wembley, a £8m project to improve safety and strengthen power resilience. Power upgrade enabling works in Bushey to support future improvements to train operations into and out of London Euston. Station improvements, including canopy and platform upgrades at Harrow & Wealdstone. The work is part of a huge programme of improvement work on the West Coast Main Line which will ensure smoother, more reliable journeys for passengers. You can read more about the work taking place during and after Easter on the Network Rail website.

  • Apr 4 to Apr 6
    Planned engineering work impacts routes between Warrington Bank Quay / Preston and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central

    Period:Saturday, April 4, 2026 to Monday, April 6, 2026
    Operators:Avanti West Coast,CrossCountry,Northern,ScotRail,TransPennine Express
    Related Information:Engineering work is taking place between Warrington Bank Quay / Preston and Lancaster / Oxenholme Lake District / Carlisle / Carstairs / Edinburgh / Glasgow Central, closing various lines. From Saturday 4 to Monday 6 April: All lines are closed between: Carlisle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central via Lockerbie. On Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April: All lines are closed between: Preston and Oxenholme Lake District. On Sunday 5 April: All lines are closed between: Warrington Bank Quay and Wigan North Western. Avanti West Coast: Due to additional engineering work taking place between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, the following service will operate: 1 train per hour will run between: Milton Keynes Central and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke-on-Trent (calls additionally at Rugby). Milton Keynes Central and Liverpool Lime Street (calls additionally at Nuneaton). Milton Keynes Central and Preston (via Nuneaton and calls additionally at Rugby, Stafford and Crewe. On Sunday, these trains will also divert via Manchester Piccadilly, not calling). Rugby and Preston via Birmingham New Street. Trains between London Euston and Holyhead, will operate between Crewe and Holyhead only. The following additional service amendment applies on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April only. A once every 2 hour service will run between: Preston and Carlisle (via Settle). Replacement bus services will be provided between: Carlisle and Motherwell (Saturday and Monday). Carlisle and Glasgow Central (Sunday only). Crewe and Wigan North Western via Warrington Bank Quay (Sunday only). For travel between Motherwell and Glasgow Central on Saturday and Monday, you can use ScotRail train services at no extra cost. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on ScotRail services between Carlisle and Glasgow Central via Dumfries. Please note that this is a limited train service. For travel between Wigan North Western and Preston on Sunday, you should use Northern or TransPennine Express train services at no extra cost. For travel between Lockerbie and Edinburgh you can use TransPennine Express replacement bus services at no extra cost. CrossCountry: No CrossCountry services will run between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central. Replacement buses will run between Edinburgh and Motherwell. For travel to / from Glasgow Central, you should use other train services. Northern: On Saturday and Sunday, the train services are amended as follows: Train services between Leeds and Lancaster / Morecambe will start / terminate at Skipton. Replacement buses will be provided between Skipton and Carnforth via Morecambe. Train services between Lancaster and Morecambe / Heysham Port will be replaced by buses throughout. Train services between Lancaster / Preston and Barrow-in-Furness will now start / terminate from Grange-over-Sands. Train services will not run between Oxenholme Lake District and Windermere. A replacement bus service will be provided between Oxenholme Lake District and Windermere, and between Lancaster and Grange-over-Sands. Arnside and Silverdale will be served by a mini bus service to / from Carnforth. Bus services between Preston, Lancaster and Oxenholme Lake District will be provided by TransPennine Express at no extra cost. ScotRail: ScotRail services between Carlisle and Glasgow Central will be amended to support cross-border passengers. Where possible, longer trains will operate. ScotRail train services are altered as follows: Saturday: 10:13 Glasgow Central to Carlisle will replace the 10:13 train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock and the 12:01 train from Dumfries to Carlisle. 11:11 Carlisle to Dumfries will depart later at 11:15 from Carlisle and will run later throughout. 13:06 Carlisle to Glasgow Central will replace the 13:06 train from Carlisle to Dumfries and the 14:59 train from Kilmarnock to Glasgow Central. 14:08 Carlisle to Glasgow Central will depart later at 14:14 from Carlisle. 20:10 Carlisle to Glasgow Central will replace the 19:24 train from Carlisle to Dumfries and the 20:49 train from Dumfries to Glasgow Central. TransPennine Express: Saturday and Sunday: Trains will run to an amended timetable between: Manchester Airport / Liverpool Lime Street and Preston. Oxenholme Lake District and Carlisle. Monday: Trains will run to an amended timetable between: Manchester Airport and Carlisle. Rail replacement buses will operate between: Preston and Oxenholme Lake District (Saturday and Sunday). Carlisle and Edinburgh (Saturday, Sunday and Monday). For travel between Carlisle and Motherwell / Glasgow Central, you can use Avanti West Coast replacement bus services at no extra cost. You can use ScotRail services between Motherwell and Glasgow Central at no extra cost. For travel between Liverpool Lime Street and Preston on Monday, you should use other train services.