Tube strikes expected in London next week – How your travel could be affected
Key Points
- Tube drivers are expected to strike next week, causing significant disruptions to the London Underground network.
- Strikes are set for Tuesday 2 June and Thursday 4 June, and will impact all Underground services.
- TfL said it expects no service across several lines on strike days, and reduced services across all Underground lines.
Tube strikes are planned for the first week of June, which will lead to likely disruption across London Underground services.
Transport for London (TfL) has warned customers that some Tube drivers are planning to strike all day on Tuesday 2 June and Thursday 4 June, and that services on these days will likely be disrupted.
The strike action is coordinated by RMT workers, protesting the introduction of a compressed four-day working week on tube drivers.
This is the latest in a series of planned strikes over the issue, although the last strike action was called off before it began. It is therefore possible that negotiations between the RMT and TfL result in next week’s strike action also being suspended.
However, TfL has warned customers to plan their journeys before they travel and factor in possible disruptions to the network on the strike days.
“There is still an opportunity for the union to call off the strike, but if it does go ahead, most Tube lines are still expected to run a service,” TfL said.
The company said that during the strike action on 2 and 4 June, no service is expected on the following lines:
- Circle line
- Piccadilly line
- Metropolitan line between Baker Street and Aldgate
- Central line between White City and Liverpool Street
Some services may also start later or finish earlier than normal due to the strike action.
Tfl advised customers to complete their journeys on strike days by 21:00pm, and said there will be limited service before 06:30am.
On Tuesday and Thursday, normal service is expected on the Overground, Elizabeth line, and DLR, although these services would likely be busier than normal during the strike action.
“We are disappointed to see the RMT continue with this industrial action,” said TfL Chief Operating Officer Claire Mann.
“We still believe that the points they have raised can be worked out in time, through more detailed discussions and we are continuing to talk to the union’s representatives to find a way to avoid disruption to London.”
