As it happened: London Tube hit by 24-hour strike

Summary

Nearly all services are suspended until 23:59 GMT due to a 24-hour strike
Some sections of District, Central & Piccadilly lines operating reduced services, closed elsewhere
Customers told by TfL chiefs on email there will be no Tube service on Wednesday until at least 07:30 GMT
About 10,000 London Underground workers from the RMT union have gone strike
First of two 24-hour strikes this week - the next one is on Thursday 3 March
TfL Rail and Tram services are operating normally
London Overground is running a reduced service
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has no service between Shadwell and Bank

Live Reporting

Anna Lindsay and Harry Low

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Stratford commuters have their journeys scupperedpublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2022
Anna O'Neill
BBC Radio London reporter
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It is pretty wet standing out here and for some people it is also miserable because they've just found out that there aren't any Tube services running from this station or indeed from many stations across London.
The good thing is, there are plenty of options here in Stratford.
It has a bus station and the Overground, TfL Rail and National Rail services are all running, but not everyone here knows how to access these options.
What I've found is that most people turning up here are thinking they will get a Tube today and they don't have English as their first language.
Perhaps they have missed the news of the strikes - it has scuppered their journeys.
Some people I have spoken to are missing out on a day's work.
Passengers pile on to busespublished at 08:07 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2022
Harry Low
BBC London News
Outside Charing Cross Station, every bus which arrives departs full.
Some have even sailed past as they have already reached capacity.
Passengers are piling in by any means possible - the back doors on the newer Routemasters offering opportunity for speedy boarding while the middle doors which are usually the preserve of those disembarking are also being swarmed.
As well as standing room only, there's further bad news: bus fares are up to £1.65 - 10p on this time yesterday.
Limited service on Central Linepublished at 07:55 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2022
Thomas Mackintosh
BBC London News
There is now a limited service on the Central Line running between White City and Ealing Broadway and West Ruislip.
Trains are also running east of London between Liverpool Street and Loughton.
It looks like the Central Line is not running through Zone 1
London Tram, DLR and TfL Rail services are also continuing to run with a "good service".
Tube fare rise overshadowedpublished at 07:45 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2022
Harry Low
BBC London News
With no services on any line, London Underground passengers will not yet have noticed the rise in fares which was introduced this morning.
It now costs £2.50 to travel in zone 1 - a 10p rise - while the daily pay-as you-go cap has increased by 3.8%.
The sharpest rise, which doesn't affect most Londoners who use bank and Oyster cards, is for cash fares: they're up 80p to £6.30.
For those taking the bus instead, that's gone up too. It now costs £1.65 for multiple journeys in an hour.
Unusual to have no Tube services runningpublished at 07:28 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2022
Tom Edwards
Transport Correspondent, BBC London
It's very rare to have no Tube service at all.
Usually Transport for for London can run something. London Underground will try again later to see if they can run anything but that will be difficult with 10,000 staff absent.
RMT Union picket lines 'up and running'published at 07:22 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2022
Thomas Mackintosh
BBC London News
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Steepest Tube fare rise since 2013published at 07:04 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2022
Thomas Mackintosh
BBC London News
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Some more travel misery for commuters this morning - rail fares have risen this morning to its highest level in nine years.
Across the country, not just in London, regulated fares in England and Wales will rise by up to 3.8%.
They cover around half of fares and include season tickets on most commuter routes.
The steepest increase since January 2013, according to figures from industry body the Rail Delivery Group.
Train services remain under pressure from cuts in December when there were huge staff shortages due to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Demand for rail travel remains around a third below pre-coronavirus levels.
You can read more on this here.
Tube strike will have an impact beyond Tuesday and Thursdaypublished at 06:51 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2022
Thomas Mackintosh
BBC London News
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Currently, the RMT Union has declared strike action for today and again on Thursday.
TfL's chief operating officer, Andy Lord, has warned that passengers could be affected on Wednesday and Friday as well.
"It's highly unlikely there will be an Underground service running during the strike action and services are likely to be affected on the mornings of 2 March and 4 March too.
"I apologise to customers for this and understand they will be frustrated by this strike action, but urge them not to take it out on those who are trying to help.
"We haven't proposed any changes to pensions or terms and conditions, and nobody has or will lose their jobs because of the proposals we have set out, so this action is completely unnecessary.
"We know our customers deserve better than this and that is why we're urging the RMT to talk to us so we can find a resolution to this dispute and call off this action, which is threatening London's recovery from the pandemic."
Tube strike leads to Great Northern station closurespublished at 06:41 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2022
Thomas Mackintosh
BBC London News
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The strikes will lead to the closure of five London stations on Great Northern's Northern City Line, from Drayton Park to Moorgate, because some are operated by London Underground staff.
On Tuesday - and on Thursday - Great Northern trains will be diverted at Finsbury Park into King's Cross and won't be able to serve the stations of Drayton Park, Highbury & Islington, Essex Road, Old Street and Moorgate.
Some may operate only north of Finsbury Park.
Southern, Great Northern and Thameslink trains around London are likely to be much busier than usual and journeys may take much longer generally, passengers were warned.
What is this strike about?published at 06:31 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2022
Tom Edwards
Transport Correspondent, BBC London
This is the big one and the big issue in these strikes is the potential threat over pensions which the unions regard as sacrosanct and untouchable.
There's also anger that 600 posts are being closed. As part of the financial support agreed between TfL and the Department for Transport (DfT), the mayor agreed to look at TfL's pension scheme.
In 2021, TfL paid £375m into the pension. Some in government regard it as being too costly and too generous.
An independent review is currently being carried out but there are no proposals at the moment on what to do with it.
However, even proposed changes to the pension scheme cause fury from the transport unions.
The RMT regards the pension as a key part of the benefits of working at TfL and the unions says any change will be met with strike action.
The most recent financial deal from government talks about the mayor moving the pension scheme to a more "sustainable financial position" so it is very difficult to see how this can be resolved.
And more industrial action seems very likely.
No service on any Tube linespublished at 06:21 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2022
Currently there are no services on any London Underground lines., external
London Overground, the DLR and TfL Rail have a good service.
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Tube strike beginspublished at 06:10 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2022
Chirag Trivedi
BBC News
Good morning and welcome to our live page covering what, we expect, will be widespread disruption due to a major 24-hour strike on the London Underground.
About 10,000 workers from the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union began the action at midnight in a dispute over plans to cut up to 600 station posts, as well as concerns over pensions and working conditions.
All lines will be affected and Transport for London has said there is a high chance of no Tube services.
We'll bring you the latest travel information, reaction and updates throughout the day.