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Rail strike: Which lines are open and which services are running today as London hit by walkouts

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• Saturday 25 June 2022 at 3:05pm

Usually busy stations were deserted on Tuesday morning as Transport for London warned, "only travel if your journey is essential."

Millions of Londoners are suffering disruption as the largest rail strike for a generation cripples services.

Transport for London (TfL) warned against travel on Tuesday, 21 June, as Tube workers launched a strike to coincide with the first day of a series of rail strikes spread across this week.

Severe disruption affected services throughout Tuesday, when many stations and lines closed.

Transport bosses were warning Tube passengers that the few services running were expected to be busy with commuters, with long queues for bus services.

Drivers were being warned to expect a surge in traffic as train passengers switch to road transport during the rail strikes throughout this week.

Figures from technology firm TomTom showed congestion levels increased in London from 77% a week ago to 98% today.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on Network Rail and 13 train operators are striking this week on June 21, 23 and 25, causing huge disruption to services.

The RMT and Unite members are striking on the London Underground on Tuesday, in a separate dispute.

Above: London Underground trains in the depot as strikes get underway

The rail strikes are being described as biggest outbreak of industrial action in the industry in a generation - with half of Britain’s rail lines closed during the strikes on June 21, 23 and 25.

TfL is advising passengers who must travel during Tuesday's strike on any running services to finish their Tube or rail journey by 6pm.

Which lines are impacted by the Tube strike on Tuesday?

On Tuesday 21 June, national rail and most TfL and national rail services will be severely disrupted or not running.

That includes all Tube lines: Circle Line, Jubilee Line, District Line, Hammersmith and City Line, Metropolitan Line, Northern Line, Central Line, Victoria Line, Bakerloo Line, Piccadilly Line, and the Waterloo & City Line.

The following will also be disrupted due to the scale of the strikes:

London Overground

The Elizabeth line

London Trams

Above: Elizabeth Line trains in the depot as strikes get underway

Is the Elizabeth line running during the Tube Strike?

While the Elizabeth line, which operates on TfL Rail as part of the Crossrail scheme, will still be running, TfL is warning its services will still be impacted on every strike day, due to the delays across the network.

For passengers using the Elizabeth line on the Tube strike day of Tuesday, 21 June, TfL has issued the following on which sections will be affected and when.

The eastern section of the Elizabeth line (London Liverpool Street-Shenfield) will be running a reduced service and shorter operating hours. Passengers are advised to complete their journeys by 4pm.

The central section (Paddington-Abbey Wood) will be running a reduced service, and journeys should be completed by 6pm.

The western section (Paddington-Heathrow and Reading) will be running a reduced service and shorter operating hours, and journeys should be completed by 4pm.

On the national rail strike days of Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June, the central section of the Elizabeth line will be fully open and running.

However, TfL says the eastern and western sections will both be running a reduced service and operating hours - with a late start and early shift - and journeys should ideally be completed by 4pm on those two days.

Also on Thursday 23 June and Saturday 25 June, there will be also no service from Queen’s Park to Harrow & Wealdstone on the Bakerloo line and on the Richmond and Wimbledon branches of the District line services will only operate between 07:30 and 18:30. 

Will the DLR and Overground be affected by the Tube and rail strikes?

The DLR will not be part of the strikes, but will be affected and running reduced services.

London Overground services will run between 7.30pm-6.30pm on each strike day, and between 7.30-6pm on Thursday 23 June and Saturday 25 June.

Thameslink will also be open, but running on a reduced timetable.

TfL is warning of pressure on running services caused by the closure of other routes.

Will airport trains be running?

The Heathrow Express, which runs regular services to Paddington Station, will be running but on a reduced timetable.

The Gatwick Express will not run during the rail strikes.

TfL has also advised buses will be extremely busy with queues to board.

What dates will the rail strikes affect London?

Transport bosses are warning the three days of rail strikes will have knock-on effects across the entire week.

As part of nationwide rail strikes, around 50,000 railway workers will walk out on Tuesday 21 June as part of their triple-day strike action, following by strikes on Thursday 23 June and Saturday 25 June.

Unions are warning the walk outs will affect the national railway network for the entire week.

Disruption can therefore be expected on Wednesday June 22 and Friday 24 June, when there are no strikes planned, as trains will not be in the correct positions due to the action taken on the days before.

Transport authorities are warning fewer than one in five trains are likely to run on strike days, only between 7am and 7pm, and probably only on main lines.

Will Tube or rail journeys on Wednesday be affected? TfL is warning of a knock-on effect the day after the Tube strike.

No Tube services will run before 8am.

Commuters are warned to avoid making any Tube journeys until mid-morning as disruption is likely to continue.

There is expected to be reduced service on the London Overground and Elizabeth line until mid-morning.

Which lines are affected by the national rail strike?

Britain’s train operators have released detailed information about any services they intend to run during this week’s rail strikes.

Rail workers are walking out on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, but there will also be disruption on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday which could affect journeys to and from London, and to onward destinations.

Here is a breakdown of each rail operator’s plan for strike days:

Avanti West Coast

A limited service of around a quarter of the normal timetable will operate, and only between 8am and 6pm.

A number of routes will not be served, such as to North Wales, Stoke and Edinburgh.

The operator has suspended ticket sales for travel between Tuesday and Sunday to “help reduce disruption and overcrowding”.

It will operate fewer than a third of normal services, only between 7.30am and 6.30pm.

This will include two trains per hour from London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness via Laindon, and the same frequency from London Fenchurch Street to Pitsea via Rainham.

No trains will run via Ockendon or Chafford Hundred.

Caledonian Sleeper

All departures are cancelled between Monday and Friday.

Chiltern Railways

No trains will run north of Banbury or to Oxford between Tuesday and Saturday.

Services will be suspended on “most routes” on strike days due to “extremely limited availability of staff”.

CrossCountry

Timetables are being finalised but there will be a “significantly reduced service” on strike days.

East Midlands Railway

Services will be reduced between Tuesday and Sunday.

Just one train per hour will run in each direction on most routes.

Gatwick Express

No service on strike days.

A Sunday service will run on the days after the strikes, with late starts and early finishes.

Grand Central

On strike days it will run a “limited service”.

Great Northern

Very few trains on strike days, with no services east of Ely to King’s Lynn.

An amended Sunday service will be in place on the days after strikes.

Great Western Railway (GWR)

Services will be “severely affected” between Tuesday and Saturday.

Timetables for those days have not yet been released.

Greater Anglia

On strike days the firm will not run any trains on its regional and branch lines.

A “very limited service” will operate on some routes to and from London Liverpool Street for part of the day.

Heathrow Express

A reduced frequency service will be in place, with later first trains and earlier last trains.

Hull Trains

On strike days, trains will only run between Doncaster and London King’s Cross.

London North Eastern Railway

Around 38% of usual service levels are planned.

Trains that do run “are likely to be very busy”.

London Northwestern Railway

Services on strike days will be “very limited”.

This includes just two trains per hour between London Euston and Northampton, and one per hour between Birmingham New Street and Northampton.

No trains will operate between London Euston and Crewe.

There will be “some disruption” to services throughout the week.

There will be a “significant impact” on services.

Passengers are urged “not to travel” between Tuesday and Sunday as services will be suspended “on most routes” during strike days, and there will be a “significant impact” on non-strike days.

No trains will run north of Glasgow or Edinburgh on strike days.

Just two trains per hour will run between the cities via Falkirk.

South Western Railway (SWR)

A “severely limited service” will run between 7.15am and 6.30pm on strike days, and only on some routes.

This includes only four trains per hour between London Waterloo and Woking, two per hour between London Waterloo and Basingstoke, four trains per hour in each direction between Waterloo and Woking, and two trains per hour in each direction between Waterloo and Southampton.

Trains will not stop at all stations on these routes, SWR is warning.

Island Line services will not be affected by the industrial action. There will be no SWR services across the rest of the network. 

Significant disruption is also expected on Wednesday 22, Friday 24 and Sunday 26 June, when the network will not be operational before 07.30am and a Sunday level of service will operate throughout the affected days.

Southeastern

Most stations and routes will be closed on strike days, and a “severely reduced service” will operate elsewhere.

Much of the network will be shut down on strike days.

Services will run on the Brighton Mainline to London Bridge and London Victoria, with additional trains from Tattenham Corner, Epsom Downs, Sutton and West Croydon, via Crystal Palace.

An amended Sunday service will operate after each strike day.

Stansted Express

A reduced frequency will be in place, with later first trains and earlier last trains.

There will be far fewer trains than normal on strike days.

Services will be split north and south, with nothing running between London St Pancras and London Bridge.

TransPennine Express

There will be a “significant reduction in available services” on strike days.

Several stations will be closed, such as Middlesbrough, Scarborough and Selby.

There will also be significant disruption on Wednesday and Friday.

Transport for Wales

The majority of lines will be closed on strike days, with reduced frequencies on those that remain open.

West Midlands Railway

The industrial action will have a “considerable impact on the number of trains” that run on strike days.

There will also be a “very limited service” on Wednesday and Friday.

Why are the Tube workers striking?

London Underground staff who are members of the RMT union are striking in a row over jobs and pensions separate to the nationwide rail strikes.

Unite union members who work for other branches of TfL will also walk out.

TfL insists no decisions or proposals have been made, after United said workers were striking over pay and plans to cut pensions.

Which events could be affected by this week's Tube and rail strikes?

The strikes threaten widespread travel disruption during a number of major events, including concerts, Test match cricket and the Glastonbury festival.

People travelling in and out of London to the following events are advised to consider alternative travel options.

Glastonbury starts on 22 June.

England's New Zealand Test match in Leeds on 23 June.

The British Athletics Championships in Manchester between 24-25 June.

Sir Elton John's London Hyde Park gig on 24 June.

The Rolling Stones' Hyde Park gig on 25 June.

Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in London on 24-25 June.

Armed Forces Day on 25 June.

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Major travel disruption in London due to strike action

Huge crowds of people are seen queueing at stations in the capital - with no trains running on any London Underground lines today.

Wednesday 15 March 2023 15:04, UK

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Commuters in London are facing lengthy delays due to travel disruption caused by strike action.

No trains are running on any London Underground lines due to the walkout by Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members - part of coordinated industrial action across the country.

Huge crowds of people were left queueing at stations including Tottenham Court Road in central London this morning.

And transport monitors say it has increased the number of traffic jams in the capital.

Journey times for drivers were significantly longer during the commute as a result.

Geolocation technology company TomTom said at 7am the average time it took to drive 10km (6.2 miles) in London was two minutes longer than normal at that time, at 15 minutes and 27 seconds.

It also said there were 387 traffic jams in the capital - stretching for a total of 406km (252.3 miles).

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London Underground live: Updates on Tube chaos as Piccadilly and District lines hit by severe delays

Four other lines are also part closed causing mayhem on the network

• Updated 21:19, 5 FEB 2023

The London Underground has been hit with severe travel disruption for two days straight as two lines faced severe delays on Sunday morning while four others were part closed.

Transport for London's latest service monitor shows there are severe delays on the Piccadilly and District lines, with part closures and planned closures on the London Overground, Metropolitan, Waterloo & City and Elizabeth lines.

Travel website Inrix reads: "No service on District Line between Ealing Broadway and Turnham Green and severe delays on the rest of the line due to emergency engineering works at Ealing Common.

"The line had reopened briefly but has been closed again. Station closed and trains are not stopping on London Overground at Carpenders Park due to vandalism. Severe delays on Piccadilly Line between Acton Town and Uxbridge due to earlier emergency engineering works at Ealing Common."

MyLondon will be bringing you all the latest updates as TfL battles to get the London Underground back on track.

Are you stuck in the chaos with photos or information? Please either email me at [email protected] or tweet me at @RafiMauro1

Piccadilly Line station closed due to 'police incident'

A London Underground Station has been closed due to a 'police incident' this evening (February 5). Oakwood Station, on the Piccadilly Line, has been closed at the request of the police.

TFL have confirmed the closure of the station, they wrote: "This station is closed at the request of the police."

Read the full story here.

Disruption continues on London Underground this evening

There continues to be minor delays and reduced service on several tube line and the London Overground this evening (February 5).

According to TFL the following tube lines and travel networks have been affected:

• Elizabeth Line - Part closure and reduced service
• Jubilee Line - Minor delays
• London Overground - Part closure and reduced service
• Metropolitan Line - Planned closure
• Piccadilly Line - Minor delays
• Waterloo and City Line - Planned closure

There is a good service on the rest of the tube network.

'It was such a desperate situation, I didn’t know what to do'

Isabel del Rio was travelling to Piccadilly Circus from Ealing Broadway when she was hit by District Line failures. She didn’t make it to the event her daughter had booked because her tube was stationary for two-and-a half-hours.

“We got on and the train stopped within seconds,” she said. “Eventually, it [the tube] started moving very slowly and with breaking the driver was told us that we could move very slowly and he would have to break suddenly. He was very good.”

She added that as time passed, children became anxious and people began needing the toilet. This led to a queue forming outside the driver’s cabin where people would ‘do their business’.

Improved service on the District line

There is now an improved service on the District line. TfL's service tracker is says there are minor delays on the line following the major delays reported earlier today. There is still a poor service on the Piccadilly line.

Update from BBC

BBC Radio London Travel tweeted: " #Tube : No #Metropolitan Line + Severe delays #Piccadilly Line. + No #Overground Highbury & Islington - New Cross / Clapham J / West Croydon / Crystal Palace, No Liverpool St - Chingford/ Enfield Town/ Cheshunt, No Romford - Upminster, Clapham Junction - Willesden Junction."

#Tube : No #Metropolitan Line + Severe delays #Piccadilly Line. + No #Overground Highbury & Islington - New Cross / Clapham J / West Croydon / Crystal Palace, No Liverpool St - Chingford/ Enfield Town/ Cheshunt, No Romford - Upminster, Clapham Junction - Willesden Junction. pic.twitter.com/7V7HJnZjxG — BBC Radio London Travel (@BBCTravelAlert) February 5, 2023

TfL's official statement

A Transport for London spokesperson said: "We are very sorry for the continued disruption that customers who use the District and Piccadilly lines are experiencing. Our engineers have now rectified the signalling issue at Ealing Common and are working hard to restore a good service as quickly as possible. We ask customers to check before they travel by using the TfL website or the TfL Go App and use alternative services wherever possible."

Chaos at Holborn Station

Charlotte Dovey is currently stuck at Holborn Station, where she claims passengers are at a loss. She wrote: "Any chance of an announcement at Holborn for the delayed Piccadilly line. @TfL . No trains on the boards, no staff around and no updates on tannoys (apparently there’s good service according to the pre records.) Platform is getting dangerously overcrowded."

Any chance of an announcement at Holborn for the delayed Piccadilly line @TfL . No trains on the boards, no staff around and no updates on tannoys (apparently there’s good service according to the pre records.) Platform is getting dangerously overcrowded. — Charlotte Dovey (@charaimeedovey) February 5, 2023

London Underground status update

The District and Piccadilly lines are still reporting severe delays. Part closures also remain on other lines. Here's a full list of the services currently impacted:

• Circle line: minor delays
• District line: severe delays
• Elizabeth line: part closure and reduced service
• London Overground: part closure
• Metropolitan line: planned closure
• Piccadilly line: severe delays
• Waterloo & City line: planned closure

'I've been stuck on a train for 90 minutes'

Frustrated passenger Kareem Machnouk has been stuck on his Piccadilly line train since just after 7.20am. He tweeted: "@TfL I’ve been on a Piccadilly train from 7:22am from Zone 6 and we haven’t even cleared Zone 3. This is ridiculous. Its now 9am."

@TfL I’ve been on a Piccadilly train from 7:22am from Zone 6 and we haven’t even cleared Zone 3. This is ridiculous. Its now 9am. — Kareem Machnouk (@KareemMachnouk) February 5, 2023

Tickets accepted on other services

If you're affected by the severe delays on the District line, tickets are being accepted on London Buses and C2C services.

A Tube service tracker tweeted: "No service between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway and SEVERE DELAYS on the rest of the line due to emergency engineering work at Ealing Common. Tickets are being accepted on London Buses and C2C services."

District Line: Severe delays on the rest of the line due to emergency engineering work at Ealing Common. Tickets are being accepted on London Buses and C2C services. — Tweet the Tube (@tweetthetube) February 5, 2023

Major delays still going on the Piccadilly line

Alex Mansuroglu tweeted: "So @TfL …Piccadilly line not fancy it today? Sat at the platform with no info for 15 mins."

So @TfL …Piccadilly line not fancy it today? Sat at the platform with no info for 15 mins — Alex (@AlexPresents) February 5, 2023

District line passengers stuck for 'over two hours'

District line passenger Isabel Del Rio shas tweeted: "Please help! Stuck in District Line tube for over TEO HOURS outside Ealing Broadway - getting desperate - does TFL have protocols for keeping passengers inside a faulty train? Driver occasionally informing us that there is no information."

Please help! Stuck in District Line tube for over TEO HOURS outside Ealing Broadway - getting desperate - does TFL have protocols for keeping passengers inside a faulty train? Driver occasionally informing us that there is no information #tfl #pleasehelp @tfl #desperatepassengers pic.twitter.com/1tvBxLDSuD — Isabel del Rio (@isabeldelrio) February 5, 2023

Where are the delays?

According to the TfL website there are planned closures on the Metropolitan line, and Waterloo & City line. There are also minor delays on the Circle line, and part closure on the London Overground, and part closure and reduced service on the Elizabeth line.

The District and Piccadilly lines are part suspended with severe delays.

What we know so far

Good morning and welcome to our live blog.

• The London Underground has been hit with severe travel disruption for two days straight.

There are severe delays on Piccadilly Line between Acton Town and Uxbridge.

Welcome to our coverage

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the severe delays on the London Underground network. Our condolences to any readers stuck on the Tube as they follow this blog.

If you've had a nightmare journey today or have any pictures you'd like to share of the chaos on the London Underground today, drop me an email [email protected]

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London travel news LIVE: Euston mainline train disruption goes on after fatality on tracks

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Mainline commuter services into London Euston were suspended this morning after a fatality on the tracks near Watford Junction.

Lines were blocked as emergency services responded to the scene, meaning mainline trains could not run, but they have since reopened.

In its latest update, National Rail said “major” disruption is expected until at least 3pm and that as service recovers, trains may still be severely delayed by up to an hour-and-a-half or revised.

The incident has been affecting passengers travelling with Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway and Southern.

Follow latest updates below.

Euston disruption now due to last until 3pm

The ongoing disruption to trains between Watford Junction and Euston is now expected to last until 3pm, says National Rail - an hour later than previously thought.

Services between Woking and Wimbledon set to be disrupted all day

Urgent repairs are being carried out on the railway between Byfleet & New Haw and Walton-on-Thames, meaning some lines towards Surbiton are blocked.

National Rail says trains running through these stations “may be cancelled, delayed or running non-stop between Woking and Surbiton”.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Euston disruption expected to last until 2pm

National Rail has now extended its disruption warning at Euston to last until 2pm.

This means passengers should expect train cancellations, delays of an hour or service changes.

Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern services are affected.

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Euston disruption to last until this afternoon

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However, passengers are being warned trains may still be severely delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

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Away from Euston, delays between London Blackfriars and St Pancras International expected until 9.30am.

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Routes affected are: Between Brighton / East Grinstead / Three Bridges and Bedford, between Brighton and Cambridge, between Horsham and Peterborough, between Rainham / Orpington and Luton, between Sutton and St Albans, and also between Sevenoaks and Welwyn Garden City

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- Between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street with Chiltern. - Between London St. Pancras and Derby with East Midlands Railway. - Between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh with LNER.- Between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh with ScotRail.- Via any reasonable route with West Midlands Railway, CrossCountry and TransPennine Express. 

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Champions League Final London travel disruption: all the train station and road closures

The 2024 Champions League final is being held at London’s Wembley Stadium – TfL has warned of severe travel disruption

No English teams might have made it to this year's Champions League final at Wembley Stadium, but it’s the first time the competition’s final has been held in London since 2013, so best believe the capital is still putting on a party . Of course, that means that the city is about to get mega busy.  

Besides the main event, which kicks off at 8pm on Saturday June 1, there’s a Champions Festival taking over sites across central London. Trafalgar Square, Regent Street, Somerset House, South Bank and Potters Field Park will all be full of footie fanatics taking part in penalty shoot-out challenges, posing with the actual Champions League Trophy and dancing to DJ sets. 

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Whether you’re up for getting a slice of the action or want to avoid at all costs, here’s all the travel advice for getting around London this weekend. 

Tube disruption

On Saturday, June 1 the Jubilee and Metropolitan lines are expected to be the most heaving, as well as the Tube stations at Baker Street, Bond Street, Canary Wharf, Charing Cross, Embankment, Marble Arch, Waterloo, Westminster, Wembley Park and Wembley Central.

TfL has said that, as part of safety measures, trains may not stop at all stations and there will be measures in place to control flow. If you’re not doing anything football related this weekend, you’re probably best off avoiding those stations and looking for alternative routes. Events including Mighty Hoopla at Brockwell Park and Peter Kay Live at the O2 will also cause significant crowds. 

On both Saturday and Sunday there won’t be any services on the Elizabeth line between Paddington and Abbey Wood and between Whitechapel and Stratford due to maintenance works or any direct train services between central London and Luton Airport.  The Central line between North Acton and West Ruislip will also be closed but TfL will provide three replacement bus services. 

You can get up-to-date updates on transport disruption on the TfL website here . 

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• Amy Houghton Contributing writer

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