Tuesday sees the first of 12 transport strike days scheduled for December and January, with 40,000 rail workers walking out from roles for Network Rail and 14 train operators.
While past RMT Union strikes have gone hand in hand with a Transport for London (TfL) strike day, this week sees two 48 hour walk-outs for staff on regional and overground services only.
However, the London Underground will suffer some knock-on effects from the country-wide strikes.
Here’s everything you need to know.
Will Tube services be running as normal on strike days?
Most services will be running as usual, although TfL has warned that there will be disruption on parts of the District and Bakerloo lines, a reduced service on the Central Line, and some disruption to the London Overground and Elizabeth line.
Separately from the strikes, a part-closure on the Bakerloo line and London Overground is also planned for Saturday 17 to Friday 23 December 2022.
District line
On the District line, which runs partly overground, limited services will run between 7.30am and 6.30pm between Wimbledon and Parsons Green, and Richmond and Turnham Green on strike days.
Bakerloo line
On the Bakerloo, no services will run between Queens Park and Harrow & Wealdstone on strike days.
Central line
The Central line will have a reduced service.
Elizabeth line
Certain branches of the Elizabeth line will see only two trains or six trains an hour. This will affect the Paddington to Heathrow Airport section of the line. Full details below:
Liverpool Street-Shenfield
Services will run 7.30-18.30
Two trains per hour
Abbey Wood-Paddington
12 trains per hour until 17.30
Six trains per hour from 17.30
Six trains per hour before 8.00 on Wednesday 14 and Saturday 17 December 2022, and Wednesday 4 and Saturday 7 January 2023
Paddington-Heathrow
Services will run 7.30-18.30
Two trains per hour Paddington-Reading
Two trains per hour Paddington-Heathrow T4
London Overground
On the London Overground, services will run 7.30 to 18.30 only, while the Night Overground will not run at all on strike days.
There is also a reduced service.
On the mornings after strike days (15 and 18 December), it warns, there will be early morning disruption, with a good service running by mid-morning.
Customers are advised to plan ahead and check their services are running before travel.
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