Extra rail strikes have been scheduled over the Christmas period, the RMT union says.
Staff at Network Rail, about half the workers involved in a pay dispute, are expected to walk out from 6pm on Christmas Eve until 27 December.
A new offer was made by the company on Sunday but the union is urging members to reject it.
Planned strike action – due to start next week and continue into January – will also go ahead, the union added.
It is part of a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions as the cost of living soars.
As well as the strikes on 24 – 27 December, industrial action at 14 train companies across four 48-hour periods take place on:
Passengers had already been warned to plan their travel well in advance over Christmas, with some 5% of the rail network shut for engineering works – although many trains do not run over Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
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