Easter weekend for many will begin today, as Britons leave the office today in light of Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Northern Rail has confirmed that industrial action is to take place today, following on from Monday where a 24-hour walkout occurred following a dispute over train guards.
When will the strike take place and are trains still running?
The trains are to be affected will be between 7am and 7pm.
Whilst services are still running, some cancellations may take place meaning much busier and crowded services.
Bus replacement services are also to be expected in lieu of available trains.
Over 1,400 train journeys are still expected to run as scheduled.
Arrive Rail North who run Northern stated: “The overall number of trains running will be reduced, we expect trains and any replacement buses operate to be extremely busy.
“Please allow extra time for journeys, plan carefully and consider whether travel is necessary.”
The rail operator runs services in the north-east of the country to destinations including York, Newcastle and Leeds.
Regional director Sharon Keith told York Press: “We know how important rail services are for those travelling around the Easter bank holidays and we will be operating as many of our services as we can to help get our customers where they need to be.
“We have planned to provide around 70 per cent of our usual services between the hours of 7am and 7pm.”
Customers with advance tickets should check when they are still valid for.
If it is an advance ticket dated for today then it can also be used tomorrow on Friday 30 March.
Other rail operators to accept it include Chiltern Railways, Cross Country and Virgin Trains.
Are other train lines are affected this weekend?
South Western Railway is to strike from tomorrow until Monday 2 April due to guard safety disputes.
National Rail advises passengers to check their route before travelling but a number of stations such as Bristol Temple Meads and Manchester Victoria will be closed.
London Euston will also have no long-distance trains for passengers on Easter Sunday.
Other London stations to have refused services include London Bridge, Luton and Sutton where the Thameslink will not be running.
Replacement buses are to be offered as an alternative although travellers will face long delays as a number of roads works combined with a large number of people travelling will cause delays on the motorways.
Engineering work will also affect a number of timetables with over 400 works planned.
Docklands Light Railway in London also remains suspended today.
