Strike action on Buses, Tube and DLR next week is expected to have a severe impact on services, with little to no service on most days.

Empty Northern line train at Battersea Power Station (c) ianVisits

The tube strike by RMT members is over a combination of issues relating to pay and conditions and a demand to reduce the working hours each week. The (driverless) Docklands Light Railway is also on strike for a couple of days next week on an unrelated matter. There is also a bus strike affecting some west London services.

Strike action affecting the London Underground has been called from Friday 5th September, although passengers won’t be affected until Sunday, as the first two days are for non-passenger-facing staff to go on strike.

TfL expects the strike disruption to be as follows:

Sunday 7 Sept: Disruption expected across London Underground, with limited services operating. Services that do run will close earlier than normal, with customers advised that all journeys should be complete by  6pm.

Monday 8th Sept: Little or no service expected across the London Underground. Any services that do run will start later than usual, with no service before 8am.

Tuesday 9th Sept: Little or no service expected across the London Underground. Any services that do run will start later than usual, with no service before 8am. Also, no service expected on the DLR

Wednesday 10th Sept: Little or no service expected across the London Underground. Any services that do run will start later than usual, with no service before 8am.

Thursday 11 Sept: Little or no service expected acrossthe  London Underground. Any services that do run will start later than usual, with no service before 8am. Also, no service expected on the DLR, and disruption on west London buses

Friday 12 Sept: No service on the London Underground before 8am, with a good service on all lines expected by late morning. Disruption on west London buses.

Saturday 13th Sept: Disruption on west London buses.

Sunday 14th Sept: Disruption on west London buses.

TfL says that since the ballot was undertaken, London Underground has offered a 3.4% pay increase in the ongoing pay discussions. Members of the RMT at London Underground have not had a say on the final pay offer, with the pay offer in line with offers accepted by RMT in recent pay discussions across the rail industry.

DLR Strikes

DLR services will also be impacted by separate strike action with no service on Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th September.  The DLR will run a full service on all other days, although where stations are shared with London Underground services there may still be some disruption.

Bus Strikes

There is also separate strike action on bus services operated by First Bus between Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th September, which may affect bus services in west, northwest and southwest London.

Other Services

Other TfL services – including the Elizabeth line, London Overground and London Trams – will be operating but are likely to be extremely busy. These services are expected to run as normal, but the closure of Tube stations may mean some services will be unable to stop at all stations or run to their normal destination.

For example, Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street stations on the Elizabeth line will likely close their shared entrances with the London Underground, but keep their dedicated Elizabeth line-only entrances open.

Tottenham Court Road station (c) ianVisits

Claire Mann, TfL’s Chief Operating Officer, said: “We are disappointed that the RMT union has announced strike action.

“We regularly meet with our trade unions to discuss any concerns that they may have, and we recently met with the RMT to discuss some specific points. We are committed to ensuring our colleagues are treated fairly and, as well as offering a 3.4 per cent pay increase in our ongoing pay discussions, we have made progress on a number of previous commitments. We welcome further engagement with our unions about fatigue and rostering across London Underground, but a reduction in the contractual 35-hour working week is neither practical nor affordable.”