Commuters queue for the bus in King's Cross as the London Underground strike causes massive disruption to travel in the capital

Passengers suffered travel chaos today after a strike on London Underground caused gridlock on roads and massive disruption on Tubes and buses.

Queues built up at bus stops, Tube stations, river boat stops and on roads into the capital from before dawn.

Union leaders accused Transport for London (TfL) of under-estimating the impact of a 48-hour strike over controversial plans to close all Tube ticket offices.

Commuters complained of packed Tubes and buses as well as trains, as people switched to other forms of transport to get to work.

London Underground (LU) said it was operating train services on eight out of 11 lines despite the "completely unnecessary" strike.

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