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Passengers at Liverpool Street station are facing extended wait times for taxis, with surge pricing on ride-share apps due to a signal failure on the Weaver line.
Passengers at Liverpool Street station braced for extended wait times as signal failures on the Weaver line exacerbate the impact of the Tube strike.
Passengers at Liverpool Street station are facing increased wait times and surge pricing due to a signal failure affecting the Weaver line amidst a Tube strike.
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The taxi queue at Liverpool Street station has expanded as passengers struggle to find alternative transport due to a combination of a Tube strike and a signal failure on the Weaver line.
Finance worker Anthony Craft, who was waiting for a taxi with friends, expressed frustration, stating, “Typically our journey home takes around 30-40 minutes but now it’s looking like an hour and a half, so not very pleasant.” His friend Joe Carter, who runs a recruitment firm, added that they are facing surge pricing, with fares to Woodford in Essex now reaching £60-£70, compared to the usual cost of around £30.
Carter noted that they had originally planned to use the Weaver line, which was expected to be operational, but the signal failure has forced them into contingency planning, including waiting for multiple ride-hailing options. “No Central line, no Weaver line, so we should have worked from home,” he remarked.
As the situation develops, passengers continue to face significant delays and increased transportation costs.
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The queue at the Liverpool Street station taxi rank is growing.
Finance worker Anthony Craft was waiting for a taxi with two friends.
He said: ‘Typically our journey home takes around 30-40 minutes but now it’s looking like an hour and a half, so not very pleasant.’
His friend Joe Carter, who owns Pure Health Care recruitment firm, said: ‘We are waiting for an Uber, a Bolt and a black cab, so contingency planning.’
The pair said they are already seeing surge pricing on the apps.
‘It’s £60-£70 to get back to Woodford in Essex,’ Joe said, adding that the journey usually costs around £30.
He continued: ‘We usually get on the Weaver line and that was supposedly meant to be okay today and it was just meant to be the Tube strike. But unfortunately there’s a signal failure on the Weaver line, of all days. No Central line, no Weaver line, so we should have worked from home.’