Tim Stokes
BBC London

Having worked from home in south-east London yesterday, I decided to risk the expected packed train to get into the office today - but it all turned out to be surprisingly pleasant.

I got my own seat on the train into London Bridge, then another relatively quiet service took me to Charing Cross before I walked up through Soho to Broadcasting House in the sunshine.

All in all, it made a nice change to the usual commute.

Had it been pouring with rain though, I may be thinking differently.

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RMT union's London transport regional organiser has been speaking to BBC 5Live from a picket line at the Docklands Light Railway station in Poplar.

Jared Wood, who we heard from earlier, says that on top of the 32-hour work week, RMT members need more sustainable shift patterns. He says that as many as five million journeys a day are carried out by Tube staff in the capital, but workers are doing this work "with 2,000 fewer tube staff and that's putting enormous pressure on people".

Wood says shift patterns are becoming more extreme, with 04:00 starts and 01:00 finishes.

Asked about the impact on small businesses, Wood says the union has sympathy with everyone who's been affected by the industrial action, but he went on to remind people that those striking also lose out on money - as they don't get paid on strike days.

"We’ve done everything we can to try and reach a negotiation but London Underground stopped talks last Wednesday," he says, adding: “Where people are understandably frustrated by this action, they should also be asking London Underground, TfL and the mayor – why have you allowed this to get to this stage?".

Yesterday, the mayor of London urged the RMT union and Transport for London "to get around the table to resolve this matter".

Nabiha Ahmed
Live reporter

Yesterday’s horror stories of double-length commutes and winding queues for buses had me spending my day off dreading today's rush hour commute.

But, it was completely fine.

I arrived at my local Zone 3 Overground station - half an hour earlier than usual - to be greeted by a near-empty platform. I was slightly smug as I was able to find a seat when it arrived, but the train did inevitably get more crowded as we approached central London.

Next up was the Elizabeth Line. There was a two-minute wait for a train and enough space on the carriage walkway to do a cartwheel - though, on this occasion, I did not indulge.

I got off the train, and had a leisurely walk to the office before arriving early for my shift.

Since our last update around 45 minutes ago, it appears that the Northern line is running with minor delays. The Piccadilly line is also now running a partial service - operating only between South Harrow and Hammersmith. Here's the latest:

Suspended, no service on these entire lines:

Bakerloo

Central

Circle

District

Docklands Light Railway (DLR)

Hammersmith & City

Jubilee

Metropolitan

Victoria

Waterloo & City

Part suspended:

Piccadilly: Services are operating between South Harrow and Hammersmith only. No service on the rest of the line.

Delays:

Northern: Minor delays across the Northern line

Good service on other transport networks:

Elizabeth line

London Overground lines: Liberty, Lioness, Weaver, Windrush, Mildmay, Suffragette

London Tram

• You can check your own journey, external on the TfL website

Jamie Whitehead
Live reporter

Image source, BBC/Jamie Whitehead

Yesterday, at least two major London railway stations were described as “mayhem” by live page reporters.

At 08:00 BST at King’s Cross it’s almost a picture of calm this morning - much different to this time on a usual weekday morning.

Outside the station, a small taxi queue is forming, with London’s famous black cabs picking up a brisk trade. There’s people with luggage milling around.

Jamie Whitehead
Live reporter

My usual commute would involve getting the 0709 from Charlton in south-east London, changing at Farringdon and picking up the Tube to Great Portland Street.

Obviously that’s not a possibility this week, and after yesterday’s debacle of a journey - spoiler, I was not fine - I needed an alternative today.

So back on the 0709 I was this morning, with my only option to stay on one extra stop and then make the half hour walk from St Pancras.

Usually it’s quite easy to get a seat, Charlton is about halfway through the train’s route.

Not today. It was standing room only without being crammed in like sardines, one woman managed to get her folding bike into the luggage racks no problem.

The train emptied out at London Bridge - as it generally does - but instantly filled back up, which it generally doesn’t. But I managed to wriggle from near the door into a seat for the final leg.

At the moment, St Pancras doesn’t seem any different to any other day, but I’m about to walk past Kings Cross, which could well be a different story.

And now for another half hour walk, at least the sun is out again.

Image source, BBC/Jamie Whitehead

Alex Emery
BBC News

The early morning commute has continued on foot for many, emerging from Waterloo station into the glorious sunshine.

There seem to be more walkers across the Golden Jubilee Bridge this morning, compared to yesterday at the same time.

Maybe some of those who were working from home at the start of the week are venturing into the office today.

Paul Murphy
BBC London

Image source, BBC/Paul Murphy

In south London, where there’s no available Tube service, the mainline trains have taken a lot of the strain.

I was on the 07:40 Blackfriars train from Wimbledon, which was already standing room only when it got to Tooting. But the lack of Tube, and busy buses, meant the platform was rammed and the train soon became breathing room only.

Lots of unhappy and downtrodden commuters at the stations afterwards, many trying to cram on to the train - some with suitcases and dogs.

The Thameslink driver thankfully recognised that a lot of people travelling don’t usually take this route and was offering helpful advice as we approached each station.

Apart from a few grumbles, people on this route took this morning in their stride, no argument, no confrontation, just people getting on with it.

Rush hour is in full swing for Londoners now. Since our last update, two of the London Overground lines that were part suspended have since been restored to a good service. Here's the latest:

Suspended, no service on these entire lines:

Bakerloo

Central

Circle

District

Docklands Light Railway (DLR)

Hammersmith & City

Jubilee

Metropolitan

Northern

Piccadilly

Victoria

Waterloo & City

Good service on other transport networks:

Elizabeth line

London Overground lines: Liberty, Lioness, Weaver, Windrush, Mildmay, Suffragette

London Tram

• You can check your own journey, external on the TfL website

Image source, EPA

This week's strike action has been organised by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT).

Why are they striking?

The strike is about both pay and working conditions.

A statement on RMT's website lists these as their reasons for striking: management's refusal "to engage seriously" on demands on pay, "extreme shift patterns", and a "failure to honour previous agreements made with staff".

Another key concern it raises is "fatigue management" - that is the stress that early and late shifts are having on the health of its members.

What do they want?

The RMT is asking for a 32-hour work week.

Staff have been offered a 3.4% pay rise by TfL - although strike action was voted on before this pay offer was made, so it is unclear how it feels about the pay offer alone.

What has Transport for London (TfL) said?

TfL describes its pay offer as "fair", but it said it could not afford the RMT's demand for a cut in the working week.

That demand is "neither practical and affordable", it says, and would cost hundreds of millions of pounds.

Like yesterday, there is severe disruption on the London Underground with little or no service across the network.

Unlike yesterday, there is no service at all on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR).

Buses, trams, the London Overground and the Elizabeth Line are all running, but Transport for London (TFL) says these may operate differently and will be extremely busy.

It urges customers to check before travelling.

Unless negotiations between Transport for London (TfL) and the RMT union find a settlement that suits both sides, London's commuters could see more industrial action beyond this week, a union organiser told the BBC yesterday.

“We have a mandate that lasts for six months under industrial relations law and our members have told us they’re ready to take more action", said Jared Wood.

"But that's not what we want to be doing", he said.

“At the end of this week we hope to be in meaningful discussions where the company says, ‘alright let’s come up with a way of resolving this’."

TfL maintains that giving into demands on a 32-hour work week would cost hundreds of millions of pounds to implement - but Wood maintains the figure isn't near that amount to make "real progress".

“They’re throwing in everything they can imagine to come up with a figure of hundreds of millions – it would not be near hundreds of millions to make real progress", he said.

Image source, PA Media

Many who have had to make journeys over the last couple of days despite the Tube strike have taken to buses and bikes as a way to get to where they needed to go.

Yesterday, we had some figures from bike rental companies about an increased usage:

• Lime said it had seen a 58% increase in the number of trips taken between 07:00 and 11:00 BST, compared to last Monday
• Forest said it had a 122% increase on the usual number of riders between the hours of 07:00 and 08:00 BST.
• Meanwhile figures for Santander bikes - up to 13:00 BST - showed an increase in demand by 61% compared to the previous Monday

We'll be keeping an eye out for today's figures once people start making their way to work.

Image source, Getty Images

While the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) was running on the first full day of strikes yesterday, there are no services on the line today.

The driverless train - which runs services from Tower Gateway and Bank to Lewisham, Woolwich and Stratford - is a major transport route for those who live in east London, or are travelling to Canary Wharf.

Those looking to get to Canary Wharf will be able to get there via the Elizabeth Line, but Transport for London says services will be busy - and on Monday, Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road stations on the line ended up opening later than planned.

DLR services also aren't due to run on Thursday.

As London wakes up and commuters set out for the day, here's a look at the current service status across the London Underground network:

Suspended, no service on these entire lines:

Bakerloo

Central

Circle

District

Docklands Light Railway (DLR)

Hammersmith & City

Jubilee

Metropolitan

Northern

Piccadilly

Victoria

Waterloo & City

Part suspended, with some services in operation on the following lines:

Mildmay: No southbound service from Willesden Junction to Shepherds Bush, TfL is advising that some services will start later or won't run

Suffragette: From Tuesday to Friday, the 0548 train from Barking Riverside to Gospel Oak and 0624 train from Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside will not run

Good service on other transport networks:

Elizabeth line

Some London Overground lines: Liberty, Lioness, Weaver, Windrush

London Tram

• You can check your own journey, external on the TfL website

Tom Edwards
Transport correspondent, BBC London

Image source, PA Media

The strike affecting London's Tube network is, in short, about pay and working conditions.

Members of the Rail, Maritime And Transport union (RMT) union have raised concerns about "fatigue management".

They say this is caused by the stress that early and late shifts are having on the health of its members.

The RMT is asking for a 32-hour work week.

The union's general secretary Eddie Dempsey says "they are not after a king's ransom, but fatigue and extreme shift rotations are serious issue impacting on our members health and wellbeing".

He adds that there are also outstanding issues around staff travel arrangements and an "atmosphere of distrust has been created" as members feel like "no-one is listening to them".

Alex Smith
Live editor

Travelling into the office this morning, the roads were already looking busier than usual.

Yesterday, we reported on people opting to turn to bikes, buses and black cabs to avoid the disruption - and we expect that will likely continue today.

A number of cyclists were also already out on the roads, which isn’t usually a common sight before 06:00 BST in the capital.

We're into the second full day of commuting chaos and we want to know how the strike has affected your journey? Have you perfected your new, temporary, commute?

You can get in touch in the following ways:  

• Email: bbcyourvoice@bbc.co.uk, external, external 
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Strikes brought the London Underground network to a standstill on Monday, and today, more of the capital's transport links are set to be impacted.

What services are affected?

• Tube network, which will face severe disruption
• The Docklands Light Railway (DLR), which was running normally on Monday, will have no service

What services are running today?

• Elizabeth line
• London Overground
• Trams
• Buses

Though these services are operating normally, Transport for London is warning they may operate differently and will be extremely busy.