Everything You Need to Know About The Tube Strike: How Will it Affect You?

London's tube network will be hit by a 48-hour strike from this evening, which will substantially reduce services on most lines. Trains will start and end earlier, with less frequent services than usual. Other sections of the underground network will not run at all.

When does the Tube strike start?

Transport for London has confirmed the 48-hour strike will begin at 9.30pm on Tuesday 4th February and end on Friday morning. Another strike is planned to take place from Tuesday until Friday next week.

Which lines are unaffected?

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR), the Overground, bus and Tramlink services are all running as normal. They are expected to be much busier, which may affect journeys.

Which lines are affected?

All London Underground lines will be running reduced services or not at all.

Bakerloo Line Trains will run between Queen's Park and Elephant and Castle about every six minutes, but will not stop at Edgware Road, Embankment, Kilburn Park, Lambeth North, Maida Vale, Piccadilly Circus or Regent's Park.

Central Line There will be no service between White City and Leytonstone, but trains will run between these stations and the ends of the line every 12-15 minutes.

Circle Line Circle Line trains will not run, but stations will be served by the District, Hammersmith and City and Metropolitan Lines.

District Line Trains will run between Upminster and Wimbledon about every eight minutes, and between Ealing Broadway and High Street Kensington about every 20 minutes. Trains will not stop at Aldgate East, Becontree, Blackfriars, Bromley-by-Bow, Dagenham East, Dagenham Heathway, East Ham, Elm Park, Gloucester Road, Hornchurch, Plaistow, Sloane Square, Stepney Green, Temple, Upminster Bridge, Upney or Upton Park.

Hammersmith and City Line Trains will run between Hammersmith and Moorgate about every ten minutes, but will not stop at Barbican, Euston Square or Great Portland Street.

Jubilee Line Shuttle services will operate between Stanmore and Finchley Road and between Waterloo and Stratford about every five minutes, but will not stop at Bermondsey or Southwark.

Metropolitan Line Trains will run between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Aldgate about every ten minutes, but will not stop at Barbican, Euston Square, Great Portland Street, Northwick Park or Preston Road.

Northern Line Trains will run over the whole line (except to Mill Hill East), with one every five minutes via both the Bank and Charing Cross branches. However, trains will not stop at Borough, Chalk Farm, Clapham North, Clapham South, Colliers Wood, Embankment, Goodge Street, Hampstead, Highgate, Leicester Square, Mornington Crescent, Old Street, Oval, South Wimbledon, Tooting Bec, Tufnell Park or Warren Street.

Piccadilly Line A service will run every ten minutes between Acton Town and Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3 and between Arnos Grove and Cockfosters. There will be no service in the central area and trains will not stop at Heathrow Terminal 4 or Southgate.

Victoria Line Trains will run between Seven Sisters and Victoria about every five minutes, but will not stop at Warren Street.

Waterloo & City line There will be no service on the Waterloo and City Line.

What services will run on affected lines?

Many lines will be partially closed and where services are still running, they will begin at 7am and end at 11pm. Trains are expected to run every five minutes.

Who else will be affected? Although buses are not directly affected by the Tube strike, they are likely to be much busier than usual. Taxis and rental Boris bikes may also be more difficult to get hold of.

Where can you get live travel information during the strike? TfL says it is hard to predict where the worst delays will occur, but it has advised passengers to follow @TfLTravelAlerts, @TfLTrafficNews and @TfLBusAlerts on Twitter and check tfl.gov.uk before they travel.

Why is the strike happening?

Union leaders have staged a walkout over Boris Johnson's announcement that many ticket offices at Underground stations will be closed. It is expected that 950 jobs will be lost in the planned overhaul of the Tube network.

Bob Crow, general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, said: "This comes at a time when the Tube network is under growing pressure from customer demand and needs more staff and not less to ensure safe and efficient operation.

"These cuts would hit the vulnerable, the elderly, those with disabilities and women the hardest. De-staffing stations, with supervisors running operations three stops down the line on an iPad would turn the Tube system into a criminals' paradise where those with violence and robbery on their minds are given a clear run.

"RMT will work with our sister unions and passenger groups to ensure that Tube users understand just what's at stake as Boris Johnson turns his opportunist election pledges on their head."