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Commuters may face severe delays on their journeys to work this morning, with disruptions on two TfL lines.
At 7.00am, the Lioness line was part suspended between Watford Junction and Willesden Junction while staff members help out an ill person.
There are severe delays on the rest of the line.
Severe delays were also being reported on the District line due to a late finish of engineering work.
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The Transport Committee will hear from the London Cab Drivers Club this morning in London Assembly Meeting at City Hall.
The Committee is currently investigating TfL’s Taxi and Private Hire Action Plan, which addresses the key issues faced by taxi drivers.
Severe delays on the Bakerloo line are causing chaos at Waterloo.
According to one commuter, trains are only running every 8 to 10 minutes.
Sir Sadiq Khan and TfL are celebrating London’s grassroots venues with a new London Underground map, released this week, showcasing the capital’s best music venues.
You can find out more here
In case you missed it, The London Bus Alliance has sent a letter to Lorna Murphy, Director of Buses at TfL, to call for urgent action to improve London’s buses.
London’s independent transport watchdog has asked TfL to commit to increasing the number of buses, improving the effectiveness of bus lanes, increasing bus priority measures, and better coordinating roadworks.
You can read the full letter on the London Travel Watch site.
Southeastern Railway has said there are no trains between London St Pancras International and Stratford due to a failure of the electricity supply.
Disruption is expected until 10am.
Routes affected include trains from London St Pancras to Faversham via the Medway Towns, to Margate via Canterbury West, Ramsgate via Dover Priory, and Maidstone West via Strood.
Passengers are advised to seek alternative routes from London Victoria and London Charing Cross.
Due to a problem with overhead power supply, the Eurostar from St Pancras International is delayed.
Service is expected to resume as normal from 9:30am
Bakerloo line is reporting severe delays while a track fault at Kilburn Park is fixed.
Queensway station will reopen today after being closed since Monday due to planned maintenance.
A fault on a train between Wimbledon and Sutton (Surrey) means that the Thameslink line towards Surrey is blocked.
As a result, trains running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised.
Disruption is expected until 08:15am.
Serious delays on Newham Way (Westbound) between A13 East India Dock Road and Beckton Road.
Lane closures and restrictions in place for flyover refurbishment works.
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