No National Rail trains will stop at all in Barnet 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 Thameslink have cancelled all services on their routes through Barnet 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 stations at New Barnet, Oakleigh Park and New Southgate; nor on the Thameslink stations at Cricklewood, Hendon and Mill Hill Broadway.

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 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.”

Click here to find out more about the impact of the strikes on National Rail services in Barnet.