Londoners are facing the first of two days of Tube strikes this week.
Today’s strike kicked off just after midnight and is expected to run through to 11.59pm tonight.
Disruption is expected on all Tube lines, with some suspended or part suspended and others experiencing severe delays.
Very few services ran before 6.30am this morning, and few are expected after 9pm.
The Elizabeth Line, London Overground lines, DLR and Tram are running as normal but are expected to be busy, as are bus routes and roads.
A second day of strikes is scheduled for Thursday.
It comes after the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and TfL failed to reach an agreement during lengthy last-minute talks yesterday.
RMT said TfL had ‘failed to provide assurances’ after the union expressed concerns about the impact longer working hours would have on its drivers.
TfL said the fact that the strikes going ahead were ‘bitterly disappointing’ but added that it would aim to run at least half of Tube services.
Two days of walk-outs were called off at the eleventh hour last month.
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