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A strike by London Underground workers has added to the woes of commuters in Britain, already hit by freezing weather conditions.
Millions of Londoners battled to get to work in freezing conditions today as the city's underground rail workers staged a 24-hour strike, their fourth walkout since September over proposed station job cuts, Reuters reported.
Transport for London (TFL), which operates the publicly controlled network known as the Tube, said ten of its 11 lines were open, though many were not fully functioning.
Added to the atrociously cold and icy weather, the Tube delays served to try the patience of weary commuters used to enduring daily disruptions on the 140-year-old creaking network.
TFL said under half of its trains were running and about 70 underground stations were closed out of 270 in total, Reuters said.
Unions said the industrial action was more widespread, claiming 114 stations had been forced to close.
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