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Two days of strike action will affect rail services next week, Transport for Wales has warned.

Passengers are being advised to plan their journeys.

The National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced strike action will take place on Wednesday, July 27 and train drivers’ union, ASLEF, has announced its members will strike on Saturday, July 30.

TfW is not involved in either dispute but its services will be affected, particularly on the 27 July, when the majority of services on the Wales and Borders network will be suspended.

Wednesday 27 July

The majority of rail services across the Wales and Borders network will be suspended as a result of the dispute between RMT and Network Rail, which means TfW will be unable to operate rail services on Network Rail infrastructure.  

Wales and cross border services

• The only services operating will be a Cardiff to Newport shuttle, with one train operating hourly in each direction, between 7.30am and 6.30pm. No other services will be able to operate.

Valley Lines

• Train services will operate between Cardiff Central and Rhymney, Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil in an hourly service in each direction between 7.30am and 6.30pm.
• There will be no service on the Ebbw Vale line.
• Trains will be able to operate between Radyr and Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil before 7.30am and after 6.30pm (and then up to 8.30pm hours due to engineering work). Road transport will enable customers to travel between Cardiff Central and Radyr in each direction outside of these hours, but this service is expected to be very busy.

There is also expected to be disruption on the days before and after the industrial action.

Thursday, July 28

Due to the shift patterns of Network Rail’s signallers and the significant challenges moving trains and crew to operate between strike days there is likely to be disruption.

Saturday 30 July

TfW will be running a full timetable but services are likely be impacted by strike action at other train operating companies. This could result in short-notice cancellations and changes

For further information visit the Transport for Wales website.