Passengers outside the closed Blackhorse Road underground station expressed frustration at the long detours or costly taxi rides they would have to take.
London Public Transport Network workers held fresh strikes Friday over pay and conditions, cutting services on almost all underground and overground rail lines that link up the UK capital as double-digit inflation eats into wages.
The latest walkout comes during a summer of industrial action across Britain, with workers in various sectors pushing for pay rises in line with decades-high inflation and the soaring cost of living, France24 reports.
A spokesperson for Transport for London, responsible for most of the capital's network, told AFP there were "almost no tube (Underground) services" with only a couple of lines functioning with "very reduced services".
Passengers outside the closed Blackhorse Road underground station expressed frustration at the long detours or costly taxi rides they would have to take.
"I'm not happy at all about this strike. I didn't think much about what they're claiming. I'm more focused about how I'm going to get to work now," said Arlene Morson, a 52-year-old sales consultant.
"It's happening almost every week now, something has gone wrong," said Greg Skalski, a 43-year-old construction worker, adding he had little sympathy given that train drivers earn higher than average salaries.
French finance worker Joachim, 21, was more relaxed as such strikes are more common in France, saying: "When I look at France and the number of strikes -- here the metro closes for one day and everyone talks about it!"
The strike action comes after nationwide rail strikes on Thursday hit the majority of services, as union members have rejected an eight percent pay rise offer that is below inflation.
There will be further nationwide rail strikes on Saturday. The RMT has yet to state when the industrial action will be called off.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, an opposition Labour politician, told Sky News he did not back strike action but understood why transport workers are "frustrated and worried", saying the government "shouldn't be punishing hardworking transport workers."
The government has taken a tough line on strikes, vowing not to participate in talks.
Transport minister Grant Shapps told Sky News that ministers want to push through modernisation that the RMT union opposes, including on Sunday working.
He complained that unions were blocking a pay offer from Network Rail, which manages the rail network, that would increase salaries by eight percent over two years without consulting members.
Opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer tweeted that "Shapps could resolve these strikes by getting round the table and doing his job."