Staff in customer-facing roles will be on strike
A CrossCountry train(Image: PA)
A second day of strike action will affect all CrossCountry routes in the West Midlands – and passengers have been warned that some services will be cancelled.
Passengers will see ‘significant rail disruption’ when members of the RMT union walkout on Saturday, November 1.
Staff in customer-facing roles will be on strike.
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All CrossCountry routes will be impacted, said the rail operator, with extremely limited services for most routes and no services on others.
Services will also finish much earlier than usual.
No services will call at Wolverhampton, Worcestershire Parkway, Wakefield Westgate or Chesterfield, with customers instead encouraged to use shorter-distance services.
Station stops will also be restricted at Stockport, Macclesfield, Oxford and Basingstoke.
Customers are advised to plan their journeys ahead of time.
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Shiona Rolfe, CrossCountry’s Managing Director, said: “We are disappointed for our customers that the RMT is undertaking a second day of planned industrial action this autumn.
“While we will try to run as many services as possible, customers will inevitably face significant disruption.
“We are committed to reaching an agreement with the RMT and remain available to continue talks.”
Engineering work is also planned over the weekend, which will further impact CrossCountry services between Birmingham and Reading, and between Leeds and Darlington.
Full details can be found on the CrossCountry website.