Londoners face a difficult time getting around the city on Tuesday if planned TfL strikes go ahead. A number of lines will be affected, while others won't be as impacted. It comes as TfL seeks to introduce a voluntary four-day workweek for train drivers. As it stands, drivers work around 36 hours across five days, with new plans aiming to reduce that to 35 hours across four days.
However, the RMT wants drivers to work 32 hours across four days. TfL chief operating officer Claire Mann said this would be "unaffordable" for London and would cost "in the tens of millions". Several strikes have been planned in response, with the most recent planned action - due to happen last month - called off at the eleventh hour. The 24-hour walkouts this time will run from midnight to 11.59pm on Tuesday, June 2, and again from midnight until 11.59pm on Thursday, June 4. Therefore, the morning rush hour will be hit hard, as will the evening rush.
However, not every line is affected. Here is a breakdown of what to expect:
No service at all is expected on the Circle line or the Piccadilly line on the two days of the strike action. Commuters who travel via these lines should find alternative routes for Tuesday and Thursday, and allow themselves extra travel time in case of knock-on disruptions.
Some other lines will see closures between certain stations. There will be no trains on the Metropolitan line between Baker Street and Aldgate, for example.
Additionally, there will be no trains on the Central line between White City and Liverpool Street.
Even if a tube line or other public transport route is not directly affected by the strikes, it may be much busier than usual, so commuters should allow extra time for travel on Tuesday and Thursday, June 2 and 4.
The Victoria and Northern lines, the busiest in the network, are expected to operate as normal, as are London Underground lines such as the District, Hammersmith and City, Waterloo and City, Jubilee and Bakerloo.
The Elizabeth line, DLR and London Overground are expected to run as normal. However, TfL has warned that service levels will vary, with trains starting later and finishing earlier than usual.
Commuters have been advised to finish their travels around the city by 9pm.
