Network Rail has warned that a three-day train strike next week will lead to six days of service disruptions.
More than 40,000 Network Rail employees and 13 train operators are expected to leave next week on June 21, 23 and 25 in a pay dispute and layoffs.
Network Rail said the six days of interruption were due to the impact on services in the days between strikes.
The company said that on the lines that are open, the services will work only from 7.30 am to 6.30 pm and not all stations will be serviced.
He advised passengers “who have to travel” to be urged to “plan ahead” to ensure they can complete their journeys within this window.
No travel services will serve places such as Penzance in Cornwall, Bournemouth in Dorset, Swansea in South Wales, Holyhead in North Wales, Chester in Cheshire and Blackpool, Lancashire.
In addition, there will be no passenger trains north of Glasgow or Edinburgh, and the last trains to and from London will be much earlier than normal.
Open lines include the main West Coast line from London to Scotland via places such as Birmingham and Manchester.
A number of major events, including the Glastonbury Festival from June 22 to 26, could be affected by the strikes.
Read more: What train lines and major events will be affected?
The number of passenger services on strike days is expected to be limited to around 4,500, compared to the usual 20,000.
Network Rail said it wanted to cut between 1,500 and 2,000 front-line jobs in a bid to reduce costs, improve safety and increase productivity.
Andrew Haynes, CEO of Network Rail, said: “Negotiations are not as advanced as I had hoped, so we need to prepare for an unnecessary national rail strike and the detrimental impact it will have.”
RMT and Unite are also involved in industrial action that will affect the London Underground on June 21.
Network Rail said only about half of Britain’s rail network would be open in the days of the strike with very limited line service.
In the days after the strike, the company said it had only about 12,000-14,000 services, as alarms and control staff did not work night shifts that began on strike dates.
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