London Tube strikes: Are there Elizabeth line strikes - October 4 and 6?

London’s Tube network will be hit by a new round of Tube strikes at the start of October.

The RMT union has announced walkouts on Wednesday October 4 and Friday October 6.

Severe disruption is expected across Transport for London’s Tube network until around 8am the following mornings. There will be no Night Tube on Friday October 6.

Elizabeth line during strikes

Elizabeth line workers - along with London Overground, DLR and tram staff - are not on strike.

However, TfL warns: “There may be last minute changes, including trains non-stopping at stations shared with London Underground.”

Elizabeth line trains are expected to be busier than usual.

The Night Overground will run on Friday October 6 but will not stop at Whitechapel and Canada Water stations.

RMT

Announcing the Tube strikes, RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Station staff have had enough of having their livelihoods threatened by job losses and attacks on their terms and conditions.

“Station staff have a vital role to play assisting vulnerable passengers access the network safely and ensuring that the tube is a safe environment for passengers.

“These job cuts and attacks on conditions are going to lead to more unstaffed stations, temporary closures and rising passenger anger.

“TfL has had its budgets slashed but the savings made by these station staff cuts will be negatable and will lead to shortages that are unacceptable.

“This strike action will lead to the tube being shut down and we call on Mayor Sadiq Khan to meet us urgently to discuss this matter.”

The union said more than 3,500 of its members are involved in the dispute.

TfL

Glynn Barton, TfL’s chief operating officer, said: “We are disappointed that the RMT has announced strike action despite our open discussion on these issues. Nobody wants to see strikes that will cause significant disruption to our customers and we urge them to reconsider and continue engaging with us.”

National rail strikes

Separate national rail strikes by ASLEF drivers are scheduled for Saturday September 30 and Wednesday October 4, with severely reduced services running.

The lines affected are:

• Avanti West Coast
• Chiltern Railways
• c2c
• CrossCountry
• East Midlands Railway
• Greater Anglia
• GTR Great Northern Thameslink
• Great Western Railway
• Island Line
• LNER
• Northern Trains
• Southeastern
• Southern/Gatwick Express
• South Western Railway
• TransPennine Express
• West Midlands Trains