Southern Rail has told passengers it will run more extended services during this week's industrial action than the operator has managed on previous strike days.
Nearly all the company's 156 stations will have either a train or bus service "of some description" for three days from today and many routes will have trains running later in the day than on previous occasions.
Southern said it expects to run 80 more trains than before and 61 per cent of its normal full timetable.
There will be extra staff at stations to help passengers and arrangements will be in place for passengers to use alternative transport providers.
But tens of thousands of commuters are still expected to be affected by the latest strike action to hit the operator.
The company warned there will still be a restricted service, with many routes having fewer trains, and on some routes there will be no train service, replaced by buses at peak times of the day.
Southern said improvements on previous strike dates are:
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Two peak trains between Uckfield and London Bridge in the morning, with two returning in the late afternoon, supplemented by buses connecting Uckfield, Buxted, Crowborough and Eridge with Tunbridge Wells and Haywards Heath (for rail connections to/from London), where previously there were none.
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A reduced train service between Dorking and Horsham where previously there was none.
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Later services to Redhill.
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Later services on the London Bridge to East Grinstead route.
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Later services on the Brighton to Eastbourne route.
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Buses between Chichester and Havant.
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Buses between Hastings and Eastbourne.
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Buses between Redhill and Tonbridge - during peak hours only.
- Buses all day between Ashford International and Hastings.
Passengers were told to check their journeys on www.southernrailway.com/rmtstrike.
