London Underground strike: Travel disruption looms amid RMT action

RMT union members will walk over pay

There will be "little to no Tube service" on the London Underground, Transport for London (TfL) has said, as strike action is planned.

Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members working on different parts of the Underground will strike on separate days between 5 and 12 January.

However, passengers will not feel the full impact of the strike until Sunday evening when Tube services are wound down.

It comes amid a dispute over pay.

RMT members voted overwhelmingly to take the industrial action over a 5% pay offer.

Glynn Barton, TfL's chief operating officer, said the pay rise was "the most we can afford".

The Elizabeth line, London Overground, DLR, London Trams and London buses are scheduled to operate as normal but may be subject to last-minute changes and will be much busier than usual.

TfL outlined the timing of the disruption:

• On Sunday, 7 January, Tube services will end earlier than normal. Customers are advised to complete Tube journeys by 17:30, although lines serving the Emirates will try to remain open longer. Football fans are encouraged to make their way straight to the trains after the match as services will start to close from 1930 on those lines.

• From Monday 8 to Thursday, 11 January, severe disruption is expected, with little to no Tube service expected to run

• On Friday, 12 January, Tube services will start later than normal, with a good service expected by midday

National Rail has said train services will also be impacted by the industrial action on the Tube network. It did not provide specific details on which rail services will be affected.

Tube passengers will feel the impact of the strike from Sunday evening

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch called on London mayor Sadiq Khan to enter "unconditional talks" hosted by the conciliation service ACAS to avert the strike.

Until a resolution is found the plans for industrial action remain in place, the union said.

Mr Barton said: "We are disappointed that RMT is planning strike action in response to our offer of a 5% pay increase.

"We encourage the RMT to engage with us to avoid disruption for Londoners. We would like to advise anyone travelling during the strike days to check before they travel."

RMT said different Tube workers in its union will strike on the following days:

• Engineering train drivers will start action on 5 and 6 January.

• RMT members in network control functions take action 7 and 8 January

• Members in the Tube's signalling and service control functions take action 9 and 11 January

• All other RMT members, including engineering, fleet maintenance, stations and train operators will strike on 8 and 10 January.

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