PASSENGERS are urged only to travel if it’s essential after West Midlands Railway (WMR) confirms its strike timetable.
WMR will be taking industrial action starting next week causing disruption on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Trains will run between 7.30am and 6.30pm on certain routes only and some routes will have no train service.
The operator is also asking passengers traveling by rail over the entire Christmas period to check their journeys carefully as industrial action may impact trains, particularly those in the early morning and late evening.
Jonny Wiseman, WMR customer experience director, said: “It is very disappointing that our customers will once again be impacted by this unnecessary industrial action.
“With only a very limited service running and some routes with no trains at all, our advice to passengers is to only travel if your journey is essential. If you do travel over the Christmas period, please check your train carefully.
“Anyone holding a ticket for travel on a strike day can claim a full refund from their point of purchase.”
Timetables for journeys from Sunday 18 December, until Christmas Eve are currently being finalized and will be published next week.
No train service will run on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.
Visit wmr.uk/industrialaction to keep up to date with how industrial action is impacting WMR services.