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Liverpool Lime Street rail strike June 2022 - Dates and services which could be affected as unions move to strike action

The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union have launched three days of national strike action across the railway network. This means Liverpool Lime Street could be impacted by the three-day rail strike occurring as a result of a potential walkout of over 50,000 railway staff.

The country's railway network could be severely impacted by the walkout which is the biggest dispute on the network since 1989. Here are key dates and services when disruption is expected on train services from Liverpool.

Dates Liverpool Lime Street could be affected

The railway strike is planned for three days spanning an entire week. This includes Saturday for maximum travel disruption.

Read more: Three simple tips to help manage travel chaos at airports

The three-day strike action is scheduled for the following three days:

  • Tuesday, June, 21
  • Thursday, June, 23
  • Saturday, June, 25

Services at Liverpool Lime Street could be affected

Four operators running train services from Liverpool Lime Street have voted in favour of strike action. Services therefore could be affected if strike action goes ahead on:

  • Network Rail
  • Avanti West Coast (runs services between Liverpool and London)
  • Transpennine Express (runs services in the north of England)
  • Northern Trains (runs services in the north of England)

The full list of railway operators whose services will be affected by railway strikes

The strike action will impact Network Rail services and 13 other train operating companies across Britain. Here is the full list of 14 operators who have voted in favour of strike action.

  • Avanti West Coast
  • c2c
  • Chiltern Railways
  • Cross Country Trains
  • East Midlands Railway
  • Greater Anglia
  • Great Western Railway
  • LNER
  • Network Rail
  • Northern Trains
  • South Eastern
  • South Western Railway
  • Transpennine Express
  • West Midlands Trains

Travel from Liverpool to London

A separate railway strike in London could affect your journeys if you are heading to the capital. In a separate dispute over pensions and job losses, London Underground RMT members will take strike action on Tuesday, June, 21.

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