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Rail operator Northern has issued a new ‘do not travel’ warning to commuters looking to travel during the first week of the new year.
From January 3 to January 7, services will be disrupted due to strikes by unions RMT and ASLEF. The news comes as 2022 has been affected by strikes across many different sectors as workers call for better pay and conditions. In the past few months alone, the UK has been affected by strikes from nurses, paramedics, Royal Mail, and bus services.
Northern is one of three services to operate from Hull Paragon Station. It is also the second largest UK train operator, connecting to more than 500 stations across the North with more than 2,500 services daily. Northern has also stated that there will be no services in the North East on January 1.
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The near week-long disruption has been split into two 48-hour walkouts by the RMT on January 3, January 4 January 6 and January 7 and ASLEF members staging a one-day strike on 5 January. Details of services to and from Hull are below:
Liverpool Lime Street
According to Trainline, there will be no services to Liverpool from January 3 until January 8.
Manchester Piccadilly
Throughout this period, selected routes from Hull to Manchester Piccadilly will automatically change to buses. Having two daily, a direct bus at 08:20 and later buses that will take longer running at different times throughout the week.
- Tuesday, January 3 – 10.20
- Wednesday, January 4 – 10.20
- Thursday, January 5 – 10.20
- Friday, January 6 – 09.50
- Saturday, January 7 – 09.50
- Sunday, January 8 – 09.50
(Image: Northern)
Leeds
A similar bus alternative is offered for commuters to Leeds. These replacement services are more sporadic and vary daily. Here is the list via Trainline.
- Tuesday, January 3 – 10:20
- Wednesday, January 4 – 06:40/08.20/10:20
- Thursday, January 5 – 06:40/08.20/10:20
- Friday, January 6 – 07:10/ 08:20/ 09:50
- Saturday, January 7 – 07:25/ 08:20/ 09:50
- Sunday, January 8 – 07:25/ 08:20/ 09:50
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Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern, said: “This is a most regrettable start to 2023 and we can only apologise to our customers whose return to work from the holidays will be disrupted by the action by the RMT and ASLEF.
“For many, Monday 9 January will be their first experience of our new timetable – which went live in December and includes an additional 3,000 services a week across our network.
“As such, we’re encouraging everyone to use the new ‘Check My Timetable’ feature on our website to see the changes specific to their local station.”
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