Southern will cancel 350 trains a day as it attempts to deal with the disruption caused by delays and strikes, according to the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ union (RMT).
Southern’s parent company Govia Thameslink (GTR) has been given permission to introduce an emergency timetable, which will come into effect from next Monday, 11 July, the trade union said.
RMT claims the figures were confirmed at a company council meeting on Friday.
General secretary Mick Cash said: "This latest savage attack on passenger services by GTR is nothing to do with staff sickness and everything to do with gross mismanagement of this franchise and the failure to employ enough guards and drivers to fill the current rosters and diagrams.
"The solution of [sic] this failing, basket-case franchise is not axing more trains and attacking those trying to hold it together at the sharp end - it is the removal of Govia at the earliest possible point.
"Directly Operated Railways, who sorted out the mess on the East Coast, are lined up and ready to go and they should be given the green light to take over and start running these routes under public control, in the public interest."
Govia Thameslink says it will be making an announcement about an amended timetable for Southern Railway on Tuesday and will not be giving any details beforehand.
Also on Tuesday, Govia Thameslink’s chief operating officer Dyan Crowther and Mick Cash will give evidence to MPs.
The Transport Select Committee is looking at how to improve rail passengers’ experience, and has convened an additional session to "reflect the weight of evidence received from passengers on GTR's Southern Railway services," and examine the causes of disruption on the network.
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