June's TfL Tube Strikes Are Different To April's: How To Prepare

After long talks with Transport for London (TfL) yesterday, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) decided to go ahead with the two June strikes they’d previously proposed. 

These dates – 02 and 04 June – had been provisionally set after the RMT called off May dates at the “11th hour”, and cancelled their former set June dates (16 and 18) too. 

But there are some differences between how these strikes will run compared to how the April ones went down, as well as how the abandoned May and June dates were meant to happen. 

These June strikes run from midnight to midnight 

The first strikes in April, as well as those originally planned for May and June, ran from midday on the start of their first day to midday the following day. 

That meant that a strike which began on Tuesday, 19 was set to continue until Wednesday, 20. Those planning to use the Tube were advised to finish their journeys before 8pm on those days as disruptions were expected to last throughout the evening.

But the new strikes run from: 

That means they won’t directly run into the following days (Wednesday 3 June and Friday 5 June). 

Still, TfL has said that they expect “disruptions” across their Tube networks. 

How can I prepare for the June Tube strikes? 

1) Look at your specific Tube line

First, find out whether your line is affected.

TfL said that they expect service to be suspended on the:

on these days.

However, they added that there will probably be “disruptions” across the entire network.

2) Consider changing your commute time 

Even though some lines will still be operational, TfL said that not all of them may run their usual service at certain times.

They said we can expect “limited services before 06:30 on both days,” adding “Customers should complete their journeys before 21:00 on both days”. 

3) Prepare for packed “plan B” routes 

Though the: 

are expected to run normally, TfL warns that they “are likely to be busy” on strike days.

4) Check TfL’s site before your travel 

TfL have a live dashboard that shows you the status of various Underground and Overground lines.