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A planned Tube strike threatens to shut down London’s entire Undergound network on Thursday, as train drivers walk out in a dispute with Transport for London.

TfL has warned of substantial disruption to all Tube services, used by more than four million people daily, if the strike goes ahead from midnight.

UPDATE: Thursday's Tube strike was called off on Tuesday afternoon, you can read the latest here.

Here is the latest information to help you plan around the disruption:

When will the strike take place?

The walkout will officially begin at 12.01am on Thursday October 5 but it will not kick in until the first trains start in the early hours. It will last all day.

In addition, some Tube services may finish earlier (from 11:30pm) on Wednesday 4 October and start later on Friday 6 October.

It is due to coincide with the England v Slovenia World Cup qualifier at Wembley Stadium, but officials assured fans the game will go ahead despite the strike.

Shuttle services, additional buses and coaches, and more parking has been arranged to assist fans but those who can no longer attend due to the walk-out will be reimbursed.

What services will be affected?

The Tube network across the whole of London will be impacted on by the walk-out, with transport bosses predicting that most lines will have no service running all day.

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A TfL spokesman said on Tuesday that he could not yet confirm which lines are expected to be the busiest.

The strike could also affect Southern and Abellio Greater Anglia services and customers should check before they travel.

TfL Rail, London Overground and DLR will operate as normal although they are expected to be busier than usual.

Transport bosses have announced that there will be more 'Boris bikes' and buses in use across the capital, but have warned commuters to prepare for busy roads.

“Bus services will be exceptionally busy on the day of the strike, so please complete your journey on foot if at all possible,” a statement on the TfL website said.

“Customers less able to walk are advised to use buses and to allow more time for journeys.

“Please only drive into or through central London if absolutely necessary because road journeys will take significantly longer than usual. If you cannot avoid driving, please use the North and South circular or the M25 around the capital.”

Tube and rail tickets will be accepted on buses, but service delay refunds will be suspended during the walk-out.

Could it be resolved?

Talks between union bosses and transport chiefs are ongoing, with Wednesday being the latest point at which the action could be called off.

On Monday, TfL and drivers’ union Aslef confirmed that a deal had not yet been reached despite last-ditch crisis talks.

Both parties are set to resume negotiations, hosted by conciliation service Acas, on Tuesday.

But a TfL spokesman told the Standard on Tuesday morning that it was too soon to give an indication as to whether the talks would be successful in halting the strike.

What’s the reason for the strike?

The dispute centres on a pay deal agreed between transport bosses and drivers in 2015.

Aslef, which represents the majority of Tube drivers, claims transport bosses have failed on a commitment to give its members the opportunity to work a four-day week and reduce the number of weekend shifts.

But London Underground (LU) rejects these claims and says a recent trial of the revised shift pattern has only just finished on the Jubilee line, with the results are yet to be analysed.

Aslef organiser Finn Brennan said: “As part of the settlement of the dispute over the introduction of Night Tube, LU agreed to introduce a mechanism to allow drivers to reduce the number of shifts they work, on a pro-rata basis, and ‘new ways of working’ to reduce the percentage of weekend shifts worked by July this year.

“They have repeatedly refused to make any detailed proposals to do so. Deadlines have repeatedly been missed and promises broken while our detailed proposals to resolve these issues have been ignored.”

But Nigel Holness, LU's director of network operations, responded saying: "We are committed to ensuring that our employees are able to maintain a good balance between their work and personal lives, and we have been working closely with the unions to explore new ways to achieve this.

"I encourage Aslef to continue working with us constructively rather than moving towards unnecessary strike action."

He added: "The trial [on the Jubilee line] only finished recently and the results will be collected and analysed alongside both Aslef and the RMT union, as was agreed with both trade unions.”