Rotherhithe Overground station will close for two days during rail workers’ strike next month.
Customers are being urged to check before they travel on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 March as planned strike action by the RMT union is expected to impact London Overground services and some stations.
RMT members, who are employed by Arriva Rail London which operates the London Overground on Transport for London’s (TfL’s) behalf, plan to strike on both days, although London Overground will still offer a service during this period.
No service is expected before 8am or after 6pm on the following routes, with those that do operate expected to be busier than normal:
• Gospel Oak – Barking Riverside (which will become the Suffragette line)
• Stratford – Richmond/Clapham Junction (which will become the Mildmay line)
• Highbury & Islington – Clapham Junction/West Croydon/Crystal Palace/New Cross (which will become the Windrush line)
Customers travelling on these two days are being advised that Haggerston, Hoxton, Shadwell, Shoreditch High Street and Wapping stations will also be closed and London Overground services will not stop there.
Additional stations may be closed at short notice and some stations will be open but may be unstaffed.
London Underground, Elizabeth line, DLR, London Trams and London buses are expected to operate as normal but could be busier than normal.
Trish Ashton, TfL’s Director of Rail and Sponsored services, said: “We urge the RMT and Arriva Rail London to continue to work together to find a resolution and call this strike off.
“Customers planning to use London Overground services are urged to check before they travel, allow extra time for their journeys, and check the TfL website or the TfL Go app for the latest travel information.”
This is the second of two 48-hour strikes announced by the RMT union over pay. The first on Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 February was suspended for further talks between the union and Arriva Rail London but to date no resolution has yet been found.