NORTHERN is asking rail commuters to plan ahead if they are planning to travel during Saturday's day of strike action.

The RMT strike over driver-only trains which members feel could compromise passenger safety has been an ongoing saga for more than 14 months.

Saturday is the third day of strike action this week.

Northern has issued timetables showing a reduced number of available trains and listed connecting buses where applicable.

Sharon Keith, regional director for Northern, said: “As a result of the RMT strike action, we are running a limited timetable on Saturday.

“Many of our managers and other volunteers will be working hard at the end of a busy and demanding week to operate as contingency conductors on Saturday so that we can provide as many rail or rail replacement bus services as possible.

"However, customers should be aware that we are running fewer trains than normal and all trains that we are able to run are likely to be extremely busy.

“To help customers we have arranged for Northern rail tickets to be accepted on all Arriva buses across the north of England and also on trains run by other operators.”

For details of the timetables for the district go to: https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/strike