Only a fifth of train services are due to run during next week's strike action.
Passengers have been advised not to travel on trains unless necessary during strikes next week, with only a fifth of services due to run.
Open lines include the West Coast Main Line from London to Scotland via locations such as Birmingham and Manchester. This is due to not enough staff being on shift overnight to get services ready for the following day.Several train operators including Southeastern, TransPennine and Avanti West Coast have urged passengers to only travel by rail if necessary, while Northern has asked people "not to travel" on trains between Tuesday and Sunday.
"Both my parents work. My mum is a doctor so she's got to be in [work] really early," she said. "I think we'll just have to organise lifts with someone." "These are the first public examinations in two years so something like this that really throws a spanner in the works doesn't help the levels of stress."
But the Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators, said "millions of people", including those who cannot work remotely, students sitting exams and others travelling for summer events, would still be affected. It also said train operators had been subject to pay freezes and changes to their terms and conditions.
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