{"id":474315,"date":"2026-03-20T15:09:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=474315"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:09:06","slug":"tube-strikes-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/london\/tube-strikes-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Tube Strikes: what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The strikes will impact all tube lines and will affect commutes made on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next week, <em>writes Romilly Schulte&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday and Thursday, there will be normal service until midday, when there will be severe disruption on all lines through to the following day.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday and Friday will see severe disruption until midday, which will then continue through into the afternoon and evening as the service begins to return to normal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other TfL services such as buses and the London Overground will be running as normal, but are expected to be very busy. <\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"68153\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448385\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMjU0MjAwMTA5MiIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWNvbnRlbnQgc291dGgtZW50aXR5LXBsYWNlbWVudCIgc3R5bGU9Im1hcmdpbi1sZWZ0OiBhdXRvO21hcmdpbi1yaWdodDogYXV0bzt0ZXh0LWFsaWduOiBjZW50ZXI7Ij48IS0tICAvMTU0NzI1MDcwLDIyNjk0MTk2OTY5L3NvdXRod2Fya25ld3Mvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cyAtLT4NCjxkaXYgaWQ9ImRpdi1ncHQtYWQtMngxIj4NCjxzY3JpcHQ+DQpnb29nbGV0YWcuY21kLnB1c2goZnVuY3Rpb24oKSB7IGdvb2dsZXRhZy5kaXNwbGF5KCdkaXYtZ3B0LWFkLTJ4MScpOyB9KTsNCjwvc2NyaXB0Pg0KPC9kaXY+ICAgICAgICAgIDwvZGl2Pg==<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>TfL said that they expect there will be less impact across their network than experienced during the September 2025 tube strikes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"oS7IQOXvg6UL1oEmZ8BGqlgmkH0zNYwdFS4RcdsvKqJCnWTtJIG9fADriPu5LHVR6hz5XK2PfB0FraTQW3ys4N7byhEuZ\"><blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@southwarknews\/video\/7517336475885735191\" data-video-id=\"7517336475885735191\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@southwarknews\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@southwarknews?refer=embed\">@southwarknews<\/a> <p>CGI footage shows what the <a title=\"elephantandcastle\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/elephantandcastle?refer=embed\">#elephantandcastle<\/a> <a title=\"tube\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/tube?refer=embed\">#tube<\/a> station and town centre development will look like when it\u2019s complete.  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