Rail Strikes

No trains running from Hinckley or Nuneaton stations on Wednesday 5th October due to industrial action.

East Midland Railway and Cross Country Trains have urged customers to check before they travel as industrial action on the railways nationally impacts local services. 

No CrossCounty or East Midlands Railway services will run from Hinckley and West Midlands Railway says the industrial action will also affect services from Nuneaton. 

Passengers are advised to only travel if their journey is absolutely essential, allowing extra time for their journeys, and to check websites before travelling as there may be last minute alternations and cancellations to services. 

To check if services are running use the following links: 

www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/disruption

https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/rail-strike

Members of the ASLEF union, which represents train drivers, will be on the picket line outside Leicester Train Station in a dispute over pay. 

In Nuneaton, There will be no West Midlands Railway service on any route on Wednesday 5 October.

The company said a significantly reduced service will run from 7.30am to 6.30pm on Saturday 8 October.

Morning services will be impacted on days following industrial action due to trains being in the incorrect place overnight.