London Tube strike January 2017: Clapham Junction station evacuated due to overcrowding
Clapham Junction station has been evacuated this morning due to overcrowding related to today's Tube strike.
Southern Rail and SouthWest Trains services are not calling at the station,
⚠ #ClaphamJunction station has been evacuated due to overcrowding. Services are currently not calling
— Southern (@SouthernRailUK) January 9, 2017
#ClaphamJunction There are currently NO trains stopping at Clapham Junction. Station evacuated due to severe overcrowding
— SWR Help (@SW_Help) January 9, 2017
Commuters tweeted pictures of the crowds at the south London station this morning.
https://twitter.com/Becca_Cawthorne/status/818386679341969410
https://twitter.com/ShakSiyya/status/818385738744074240
Tube workers are staging a 24 hour walkout, which started yesterday evening, in protest over safety standards on London Underground.
London mayor Sadiq Khan said this morning that he wants to reduce the number of strike days to zero.
"The reality is today's strikes have caused misery to millions of Londoners," he said on Sky News. Khan added that he views the industrial action as unnecessary and called on the unions to re-enter talks.