Rail passengers face disruption as train drivers continue their two-day walkout.

Further industrial action takes place today, following action on Friday.

Southampton Central Station is because of the strikes along with Eastleigh station.

This comes almost a year since the unions RMT and ASLEF staged their first walkouts as part of a dispute over pay and conditions.

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And these train stations' closures add to the ongoing traffic chaos in Southampton city centre.

Four cruise ships have docked in the city today and thousands of football fans are expected to flock to St Mary's Stadium this afternoon. 

Motorists are already experiencing delays in the area. 

Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming strikes

Daily Echo:

The following routes will be served on Saturday:

• London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside via Hounslow – two trains per hour, reducing to one from mid-afternoon

• London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside via Richmond – two trains per hour

• London Waterloo to Woking – four trains per hour

• London Waterloo to Basingstoke –one fast and two semi-fast trains per hour

• Basingstoke to Salisbury – one train per hour

• A reduced service on the Island Line

There will be no services on any other SWR routes.

Long-planned engineering work in the Winchester area will also mean there will be no services between Basingstoke and Southampton Central, with no rail replacement bus services in operation.

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Customers are advised to only travel today if their journeys are ‘absolutely necessary.’

Claire Mann, South Western Railway’s (SWR) managing director, said: “I’m sorry to say that due to nationwide industrial action by the RMT and ASLEF unions we will be forced to make changes to our services on three sets of dates in May.

“In recent weeks we have been exceptionally busy preparing for the Coronation and are now focused on providing timetables that our customers can have confidence in.”

Upcoming strikes

Speaking on the planned industrial action between May 15 and May 20, Ms Mann said: “We intend to run a full timetable, but we are warning customers that in the event of disruption on the network, short notice delays and cancellations are possible.

“Our advice is to check before travelling and again, we will confirm our train service as soon as possible, with the latest information on our website.”

Between Monday, May 15, and Saturday, May 20, there will be a nationwide ban on non-contractual overtime by ASLEF union members, affecting SWR’s depot drivers and Island Line drivers.

SWR expects to run close to a full timetable on the mainland but services may be subject to short-notice delays and cancellations.

A reduced service will operate on the Island Line.

The strikes will bring more travel chaos at a time when the UK is hosting major events, including the Eurovision Song Contest final in Liverpool, and the Army v Navy rugby fixture at Twickenham.