London Suffers Travel Chaos as Two-Day Tube Strike Begins

A two-day strike by London Underground employees over job cuts and ticket-office closures caused travel chaos in the capital as stations remained shuttered and roads struggled to cope with extra demand.

The Tube, which usually carries more than 3.3 million people on weekdays, began running later than usual, with two lines and more than 40 stations completely closed, Transport for London said on its website. Frequencies on routes that remained open dropped to as low as one train every 20 minutes, and buses filled quickly, leaving some passengers stranded.