Both Great Northern and Greater Anglia cancel all trains on routes through Enfield this Saturday and next Wednesday

No National Rail trains will stop at all in Enfield on two upcoming days of industrial action.

This Saturday, 30th September, and next Wednesday, 4th October, sees train drivers belonging to the Aslef trade union staging a walkout in the latest industrial action of a long-running dispute over pay.

As a result, Great Northern and Greater Anglia have cancelled all services on their routes through Enfield on both of these days, with services also impacted on days before and after these strike dates.

It means that on Saturday and Wednesday no trains will be stopping on the Great Northern-operated Hertford Loop Line stations at Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill, Grange Park, Enfield Chase, Gordon Hill and Crews Hill; on the Great Northern-operated East Coast Main Line stations at New Southgate and Hadley Wood; nor on the Greater Anglia-operated West Anglia Main Line stations at Meridian Water, Ponders End, Brimsdown and Enfield Lock.

London Overground services at Edmonton Green, Silver Street, Bush Hill Park, Enfield Town, Southbury and Turkey Street stations will still be running but are expected to be very busy.

On each morning following strike action – Sunday, 1st October and Thursday, 5th October – services will start up later than usual. Additionally, an overtime ban by Aslef will mean amended timetables with fewer trains on Friday, 29th September, and on Monday 2nd, Tuesday 3rd, Thursday 5th and Friday 6th October.

Explaining the reason for the latest industrial action, Aslef’s general secretary Mick Whelan said: “While we regret having to take this action – we don’t want to lose a day’s pay, or disrupt passengers, as they try to travel by train – the government, and the employers, have forced us into this position.

“Our members have not, now, had a pay rise for four years – since 2019 – and that’s not right when prices have soared in that time. Train drivers, perfectly reasonably, want to be able to buy now what they could buy four years ago.”

Jenny Saunders, customer service director for Great Northern’s parent company Govia Thameslink Railway, said: “We know how difficult this ongoing national industrial action is for our customers and we’re really sorry for the continued inconvenience it’s causing.”

Jamie Burles, Greater Anglia’s managing director, said: “Unfortunately on the strike days on 30th September and 4th October, on most Greater Anglia routes no services will run at all […] We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by these service alterations and advise customers to plan ahead and check before they travel.”

Click here for more information about the strikes from Govia Thameslink Railway and click here for more information about the strikes from Greater Anglia.

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