4 days announced today by the RMT Union for March and April.
14 train operators (to be listed below when there is a definitive list)
Thursday 16 March
Saturday 18 March
Thursday 30 March
Saturday 1 April
Also Network Rail, responsible for the track, bridges and signalling, will strike on the first day, the 16th, and have an overtime ban after that.
Don't count on a lot of trains on the Fridays in between.
If you are travelling on or around those dates check with the company providing the service, but give them some time to get organized.
Quoting from (Feb 16) this morning's National Rail Enquiries website strike page https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/industrialaction.aspx :
" Industrial action for March and April 2023
More strike action has been announced by the RMT union. RMT members working for 14 train operating companies will take strike action on the following dates:
00:01 hours and 23:59 hours on Thursday 16 March 2023
00:01 hours and 23:59 hours on Saturday 18 March 2023
00:01 hours and 23:59 hours on Thursday 30 March 2023
00:01 hours and 23:59 hours on Saturday 1 April 2023
In addition, RMT members working for Network Rail will strike action on the following dates:
02:00 hours on March 16th 2023 and 01:59 hours on March 17th 2023.
More information on the impact of this will be provided here when it becomes available. "
EDIT
as of 28 Feb the list of the affected companies is:
- Avanti West Coast
- Chiltern Railways
- CrossCountry - limited service
- East Midlands Railway
- Gatwick Express
- Great Western Railway
- Greater Anglia
- GTR Great Northern Thameslink
- London North Eastern Railway
- Northern Trains
- Southeastern
- Southern/Gatwick Express
- South Western Railway
- SWR Island Line
- TransPennine Express
- West Midlands Trains INCLUDING London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway