Central line delays
Delays continue on the Central line, but there are no longer severe delays on the entire line.
However, severe delays remain between White City and Ealing Broadway and between White City and West Ruislip.
There are also severe delays between Epping and Leytonstone, Hainault and Leytonstone and between Hainault and Woodford.
There are also minor delays between Leytonstone and White City.
Tube line disruption update
Here are all the Tube lines currently disrupted:
- Central line – Severe delays on the entire line
- District line – Minor delays between Upminster and Ealing Broadway, Richmond. Good service on the rest of the line
- Piccadilly line – Severe delays between Acton Town and Rayners Lane. No service between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge. Minor delays between Cockfosters and Heathrow Terminal 4, Heathrow Terminal 5. Minor delays on the rest of the line
- Victoria line – Severe delays on the entire line
- Windrush line – No service between Dalston Junction and Highbury & Islington or between New Cross and Surrey Quays
Tube disruption continues into rush hour
Disruption continues across the London Underground network during this evening’s rush hour, with delays across several lines.
The Central, Piccadilly and Victoria lines all face severe delays as Londoners travel home from work.
There are also minor delays on the District and Jubilee lines.
London Underground bosses urge RMT to call off tomorrow’s strike
London Underground bosses are urging the RMT to call off tomorrow’s strike.
Nick Dent, Director of Customer Operations for London Underground urged the union’s leaders to meet with them “to avoid any further disruption to Londoners.”
“While we have been able to run more services than planned over the last 24 hours, we expect significant disruption to continue into Friday and the level of service we can provide will vary across lines, so customers should continue to check before they travel for the remainder of this week.
“We have set out proposals to the RMT for a four-day working week which are supported by the other Trade Union representing London Underground drivers.
“This allows us to offer train operators an additional day off, whilst at the same time bringing London Underground in line with the working patterns of other train operating companies, improving reliability and flexibility at no additional cost.
“The changes would be voluntary, there would be no reduction in contractual hours and those who wish to continue a five-day working week pattern would be able to do so.”
Service update as rush hour approaches
There is still major disruption on the Tube network as we approach rush hour.
There are severe delays on the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, and Victoria lines.
The Bakerloo and Jubilee lines have minor delays.
There is a good service on other TfL lines.
Circle line reopens
The Circle line has reopened after being closed for most of the strike action.
However, there are severe delays on the entire line.
Passengers have been warned to check their routes before they travel amid the ongoing disruption.
When is the next Tube strike?
The London Underground is set to be hit by a second strike starting from midday tomorrow.
Drivers who are members of the RMT union will walk out for another 24-hour period.
This means a late start to the Tube network on Friday and similar disruption on Friday afternoon and evening as that seen today.
Four more strikes are set for May and June unless the dispute is resolved.
Tube expected to return to normal by rush hour
Tube services are still experiencing knock-on delays on all lines after the strike action ended at midday.
However, the Underground is expected to return to normal, or near normal, service levels by this afternoon’s rush hour, the Standard understands.
Transport for London has advised passengers to check their routes before they travel to avoid disruption.
Bakerloo line update
Reduced services also continue on the Bakerloo line.
Trains between Queen’s Park and Elephant & Castle are running around every five minutes.
Services are running approximately every 20 minutes between Queen’s Park and Harrow & Wealdstone.
Hammersmith & City delays
Delays continue on the Hammersmith & City line, with severe disruption between Liverpool Street and Hammersmith.
There is also no service between Liverpool Street and Barking.
