Industrial action

Services to / from London Victoria: 

• Brighton – two trains per hour
• Eastbourne / Ore – one train per hour
• Portsmouth / Bognor Regis via Horsham – one train per hour
• Littlehampton via Hove– one train per hour
• East Grinstead – two trains per hour
• Dorking – one train per hour
• Horsham – one train per hour
• West Croydon – two trains per hour
• Epsom Downs – two trains per hour
• London Bridge – two trains per hour

Services to / from London Bridge:

• Uckfield – one service in the morning peak, one in the evening peak
• Caterham – two trains per hour
• East Croydon via Tulse Hill & Selhurst – two trains per hour
• Beckenham Junction via Tulse Hill – two trains per hour (peak only)

East Coastway 

• Brighton and Eastbourne – one train per hour
• Brighton and Seaford – two trains per hour
• Eastbourne and Ashford International – one train per hour

West Coastway

• Brighton and Littlehampton – one train per hour
• Brighton and Southampton Central – one train per hour
• Littlehampton and Portsmouth & Southsea – one train per hour
• Littlehampton and Bognor Regis – one train per hour
• Bognor Regis and Barnham – one train per hour

Purley and Tattenham Corner

• one train per hour, rising to two trains per hour during peak 

Oxted and Uckfield

• one train per hour

Reigate and Tonbridge via Redhill

• one train per hour 

Clapham Junction and Watford Junction

• one train per hour

Thameslink 

• Peterborough and Horsham – one train per hour
• Cambridge and Three Bridges – one train per hour
• Bedford and Brighton – two trains per hour
• London Bridge and Three Bridges – one train per hour
• London Blackfriars and Sutton via Wimbledon – two trains per hour
• St Albans City and Sutton via Mitcham Eastfields – two trains per hour
• Luton and Rainham – one train per hour
• London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks – two trains per hour

Great Northern 

• London King’s Cross and King’s Lynn – one train per hour, rising to two trains per hour during peak
• London King’s Cross and Peterborough – one train per hour during peak only
• London King’s Cross and Cambridge – one train per hour
• London King’s Cross and Letchworth Garden City – one train per hour during peak only
• Moorgate and Welwyn Garden City – two trains per hour
• Moorgate and Stevenage – two trains per hour

Services to / from London Victoria: 

• Brighton – two trains per hour
• Gatwick Airport – two trains per hour
• East Grinstead – two trains per hour
• Streatham Hill – two trains per hour
• Epsom Downs via West Croydon – two trains per hour
• Sutton – two trains per hour

East Coastway 

• Brighton and Eastbourne – two trains per hour
• Brighton and Seaford – two trains per hour
• Eastbourne and Ashford International - one train per hour

West Coastway / Arun Valley

• Brighton and Barnham via Littlehampton – two trains per hour
• Brighton and Hove - two trains per hour
• Pulborough and Barnham – one train per hour

London Bridge and Tattenham Corner

• two trains per hour 

Purley and Caterham

• two trains per hour 

Oxted and Uckfield

• one train per hour

Reigate and Redhill

• two trains per hour

Thameslink 

• Bedford and London St Pancras – two trains per hour
• Luton and London St Pancras – two trains per hour
• London Bridge and Gatwick Airport via Redhill – two trains per hour
• London Bridge and Three Bridges via Redhill – two trains per hour
• London Bridge and Brighton – two trains per hour
• London Bridge and Rainham – one train per hour
• London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks – one train per hour (this service will not call at Denmark Hill, Peckham Rye, Nunhead, Crofton Park, Catford, Bellingham, Beckenham Hill and Ravensbourne)

Great Northern 

• London King’s Cross and Cambridge – one train per hour (semi-fast), increasing to two trains per hour after 19:00
• London King’s Cross and Peterborough – two trains per hour
• London King’s Cross and Cambridge – one train per hour (stopping)
• London King’s Cross and Welwyn Garden City – one train per hour
• London King’s Cross and Stevenage via Hertford North – two trains per hour
• Cambridge and Ely – one train per hour
• Cambridge and King’s Lynn – one train per hour

London Victoria and Gatwick Airport

• Shuttle service calling at London Victoria and Gatwick only

Thameslink 

• Peterborough and Horsham – one train per hour
• Cambridge and Three Bridges – one train per hour
• Bedford and Brighton – two trains per hour
• London Bridge and Three Bridges – one train per hour
• London Blackfriars and Sutton via Wimbledon – two trains per hour
• St Albans City and Sutton via Mitcham Eastfields – two trains per hour
• Luton and Rainham – one train per hour – Please note there will be NO Southeastern services running, so this service is expected to be extremely busy and queuing systems may be in place
• London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks – two trains per hour, dropping to one train per hour after 1930. This service will be diverted via Orpington and will not call at Bat & Ball, Otford, Shoreham (Kent), Eynsford, Swanley and St Mary Cray – Please note there will be NO Southeastern services running, so this service is expected to be extremely busy and queuing systems may be in place

Great Northern 

• London King’s Cross and King’s Lynn – one train per hour, rising to two trains per hour during peak
• London King’s Cross and Peterborough – one train per hour during peak only
• London King’s Cross and Cambridge – one train per hour
• London King’s Cross and Letchworth Garden City – one train per hour during peak only
• Moorgate and Welwyn Garden City – two trains per hour
• Moorgate and Stevenage – two trains per hour

Services to / from London Victoria: 

• Brighton – two trains per hour
• Gatwick Airport – two trains per hour
• East Grinstead – two trains per hour
• West Croydon via Crystal Palace – two trains per hour
• Epsom Downs via West Croydon – two trains per hour
• Sutton – two trains per hour

East Coastway 

• Brighton and Eastbourne – two trains per hour
• Brighton and Seaford – two trains per hour
• Eastbourne and Ashford International - one train per hour

West Coastway / Arun Valley

• Three Bridges and Barnham via Horsham – two trains per hour
• Littlehampton to Barnham – two trains per hour

London Bridge and Tattenham Corner

• two trains per hour 

Purley and Caterham

• two trains per hour 

Oxted and Uckfield

• one train per hour

Reigate and Redhill

• two trains per hour

Thameslink 

• Bedford and London St Pancras – two trains per hour
• Luton and London St Pancras – two trains per hour
• London Bridge and Gatwick Airport via Redhill – two trains per hour
• London Bridge and Three Bridges via Redhill – two trains per hour
• London Bridge and Brighton – two trains per hour
• London Bridge and Rainham – one train per hour
• London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks – one train per hour

Great Northern 

• London King’s Cross and Cambridge – one train per hour (semi-fast), increasing to two trains per hour after 19:00
• London King’s Cross and Peterborough – two trains per hour
• London King’s Cross and Cambridge – one train per hour (stopping)
• Moorgate and Welwyn Garden City – one train per hour
• Moorgate and Stevenage via Hertford North – two trains per hour
• Cambridge and Ely – one train per hour
• Cambridge and King’s Lynn – one train per hour

Currently, there are:

• ASLEF strike days Sunday 3 December (Thameslink & Great Northern) and Wednesday 6 December (Southern & Gatwick Express) 
• ASLEF overtime ban from Friday 1 December until Saturday 9 December (inclusive)

During the period of industrial action between Friday 1 December and Saturday 9 December (inclusive), we will be running a reduced service each day.

On 3 December there will be:

• No Gatwick Express, Great Northern or Thameslink services
• A reduced Southern service

On 6 December there will be:

• No Gatwick Express services
• No Southern services except a limited non-stop service throughout the day between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport. Full details of this service will appear in Journey Planners nearer the time
• A reduced Thameslink and Great Northern service

Please check every journey, every day, on National Rail Enquiries, as our timetable will be different each day, and your whole journey may include travel with other operators who are also impacted by industrial action.

If you have an Advance ticket, you can get a full fee-free refund if the train you intended to use was cancelled or delayed, or you choose not to travel on a strike day.

If you have an Anytime, Off-Peak or Super Off-Peak ticket you can get a full fee-free refund if the train you intended to use was cancelled or delayed.

If you didn’t buy your ticket from us, you will need to go back to the retailer you originally bought your ticket from.

If you choose not to travel on a strike day and you have a flexi season ticket or a monthly or longer duration season ticket, you can use our Delay Repay scheme to claim the value of one day's travel.

It's not available for the day after the strike days.

If you bought your ticket on or before 17 November, the following applies:

Instead of you having to apply for a refund, there are some alternative travel date options for you.

If you have a ticket for Saturday 2 December – Friday 8 December, you can use it on Friday 1 December up to and including Tuesday 12 December.

Please note for all the above dates:

• If your ticket is for a through fare that includes the London Underground, it will not be valid on London Underground services on an alternative date
• If you’re travelling on a different day and have an Advance Ticket, where possible, please try to travel on the same time as your original booked train
• If you have a seat reservation and choose to travel on a different day, you will not be able to use your original reservation, so please visit one of our Ticket Offices and we can try to reserve you a seat on the new travel date
• If you travel and your train is delayed, you will be entitled to Delay Repay, as usual. Note that delays will be calculated against the strike day timetable
• Booked Passenger Assist? If you need to change your booking to another day or time, please contact our Assisted Travel team

If you bought your ticket on or after 18 November, the following applies:

The normal rules for changing a ticket will apply.

If you bought your ticket on or before 17 November, the following applies:

• You can apply for a refund of your current ticket and purchase a new ticket for your intended date of travel. Please note we expect all services during this period to be extremely busy
• You can also change the time and / or date of travel at any of our Ticket Offices, this may be subject to a £10 change of journey fee (and any difference between the price you’ve already paid and the price of the best available ticket for your new travel date)

If you bought your ticket on or after 18 November, the following applies:

• The normal rules for changing a ticket will apply

For further details on refund terms and conditions for each ticket type please refer to our refund FAQs below.

Booked Passenger Assist? If you need to change your booking to another day or time, please contact our Assisted Travel team.

If you have a ticket and your train/trains are still running you don't need to do anything further. If you have yet to buy your ticket, then you may wish to consider only buying your Anytime, Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak tickets once you know the train you plan to take is running, as the cost of the ticket will not change and fees to refund may still apply.

If you travel and your train is delayed, you will be entitled to Delay Repay as usual. Note that delays will be calculated against the strike day timetable.

If you have an impacted assistance booking which starts on one of our services, we'll get in touch with you to make new arrangements. In the meantime, if you have any concerns then please contact our Assisted Travel team.

• Friday 1 December – Saturday 9 December: If you have a ‘Southern Only’ ticket, you may use it on Thameslink services as well. If you have a ‘Thameslink Only’ ticket, you may use it on Southern services
• 6 December: You may use your ticket on our other services (Thameslink & Southern shuttle service between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria) to travel to the destination on your ticket, but please note that train services are expected to be extremely busy, and we do expect disruption

On the ASLEF strike days 3 & 6 December, we expect our trains that are running to be extremely busy, so First Class areas will be declassified all day for customer safety and comfort on the Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern services on those days. If you have a First Class ticket you can apply for compensation here.

If your journey involves another operator, please check with them whether there will be First Class accommodation on their services.

Advance tickets are no longer available to buy for the ASLEF strike days on our services on 3 and 6 December. If your journey involves another operator, please check with them.

The latest information on the availability of Advance fares can be found on this National Rail Enquiries website.