South Western Railway has confirmed there will be strikes on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 September.

Members of the ASLEF Union will take strike action on Friday 1 September, followed by an ASLEF on overtime working, together with strike action by members of the RMT Union, on Saturday 2 September.

On Friday 1 September, an extremely limited service will run and the majority of the network will be closed.

On Saturday 2 September a significantly reduced service will run on a limited number of lines.

Friday 1 September:

Strikes Friday 1 September. (Image Credit: SWR)

This is the first strike action on the SWR network involving main line drivers, previous ASLEF Union strike action was limited to depot drivers, who bring trains in and out of service.

There will be fewer trains than on previous strike days.

Trains will only run between the hours of 7am and 7pm as follows:

• London Waterloo to Woking – 4 trains per hour (tph) peak, 2 tph off-peak
• London Waterloo to Twickenham – 2tph
• London Waterloo to Basingstoke – 1tph
• Guildford to Woking – 1tph

There will be no service on the Island Line.

Saturday 2 September:

Strikes Saturday 2 September. (Photo Credit: SWR).

A significantly reduced service will operate on a limited number of lines. Large parts of the network will be closed.

Trains will only run between the hours of 7am and 7pm as follows:

• London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside via Hounslow - 2tph
• Windsor & Eton Riverside to London Waterloo - 2tph
• London Waterloo to Basingstoke - 2tph
• London Waterloo to Southampton Central - 2tph
• London Waterloo to Woking - 4tph
• Salisbury to Basingstoke - 1tph
• Guildford to Woking - 1tph
• London Waterloo to Ascot via Twickenham - 2tph
• Ascot to London Waterloo via Hounslow - 2tph

A normal service will run on the Island Line.

Stuart Meek, South Western Railway's Chief Operating Officer, said:

"This is the first time our network has been subject to full strike action by members of the ASLEF Union and, as a result, we are only able to offer an extremely limited service on Friday 1 September.

"Friday 1 September will be different to previous days of strike action with a lot fewer trains running and with the majority of the network closed. Our advice to customers is to not travel unless your journey is absolutely necessary. The few services we will be running are likely to be extremely busy and we may have to use queuing systems and crowd control measures.

"A significantly reduced service will operate the following day, Saturday 2 September, with more lines open but with large parts of the network still closed. Trains will only run between 0700 and 1900 and so our advice, again, is to only travel if journeys are absolutely necessary.

"If customers must travel on either day, they should check their entire journey before travelling, with other operators also impacted by strike action. We're really sorry for the disruption."

Customers are advised to only travel if absolutely necessary.

To get more information about the strikes visit this website.