Central Line services may be running from Epping and Hainault into Liverpool Street but as this tweet shows commuters are still going to struggle to get on a train because many of the stations on the line, like South Woodford (pictured below), are still closed.

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The Hammersmith & City Line is now running Hammersmith to Edgware Road. 

Only the Circle, Waterloo & City and Victoria Line have no service.

Journeys were bumpier than usual, with one passenger directing a bus driver who took a wrong turn. 

The vintage Routemaster was on its way from Brixton to Stockwell in south London when the driver went the wrong way. 

The number two bus had been added as an extra service to cope with increased demand. 

The conductor apologised: "First mistake of the morning, many more to come. "We don't do this often." 

One passenger then went to the assistance of the driver, giving him directions as he u-turned. 

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More from John Leach of the RMT. He tells Today that London Underground has “agreed with us in writing they need more people to do the job but when we ask them how many they tell us 200”.

He defends the strike action saying of course the RMT would like to have avoided today’s strike adding those that are on strike are the type of people that manage crowd control within stations and monitor CCTV rather than Tube drivers.

He says the unions gave TfL the maximum period of time to resolve the dispute under strike legislation but TfL still failed to reach agreement.

Here's our guide to what you need to know while the Tube strike is under way.

There's info on how to get the latest travel advice, walking routes and major road works.

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John Leach, RMT London regional organiser, tells the Today programme the fundamental cause of today’s strike is the closure by TfL of a number of station control rooms and the shedding of 834 staff.

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He says this has led to safety concerns particularly over overcrowding at Tube stations.

“I’m afraid we’re up against a brick wall because we don’t have resources,” Mr Leach says.

“At director level and above they tell us they’ve got no money,” he adds but he says London Underground executives agree with the unions that there are genuine safety concerns that have been created by the closure of certain Tube station control rooms and the reduction in staff.

“You can’t carry a million people more each day with 834 fewer front line station staff,” Mr Leach adds.

Commuters in London face disruption today as London underground workers are staging a 24-hour strike over job cuts and ticket office closures.

John Leach, the RMT’s London regional organiser, says that senior managers have forced staff's hand as they continue to insist on cutting jobs whilst promising safety and carrying a "million more people everyday".

(Image: Closed underground station, credit: PA)

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Here's how things are looking - the situation is changing fast.

A BBC reporter says the taxi queue at Marylebone station is very long this morning and the queues for buses are building.

The District Line has no service between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway and there are minor delays on the rest of the line.

Central Line trains are now running between Epping and Liverpool Street station and Hainault to Liverpool Street. 

Cabs, buses and cycle hire are expected to be much busier than usual today.