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The capital’s bustling streets and rammed transport network have fallen silent as millions of Londoners take a well deserved break.

Christmas Eve saw usually heaving areas such as Euston and King’s Cross looking all but deserted.

And the few commuters who did need to travel in to the office were easily able to secure seats on the Tube.

Londoners described the abandoned streets as “like a scene from [zombie apocalypse film] 28 Days Later” and “so eerie”.

Finding themselves largely alone on the trains, those left behind took to Twitter to share pictures of the suddenly empty capital.

“The trains are almost empty,” wrote Wizard (John_Jangler). “Feels so weird on a weekday in London.”

Even the roads are empty! Normally can't move for people and cars! #London pic.twitter.com/0c4wIVQ3z1 — Matt Hollander (@trampled) December 24, 2015

Beth (‏@Bethgiddins) added: “Never seen London so empty at this time.”

And Victoria Daly (‏@Victorialdaly) said: “Must be that time of year again when everyone leaves London. Sitting on an empty Tube this morning.”

Stuart Lindsay ‏(@stuuloo) tweeted: “Seeing London this empty is so eerie.”

Even London Bridge, whose overcrowding has caused commuters untold headaches this year, was “deserted”, with one picture showing an empty down escalator during the morning rush hour.

Meanwhile, high street shops – which faced their busiest day of trading on Wednesday – were devoid of punters on Thursday morning.

Veteran Evening Standard photographer Jeremy Selwyn arrived at Marks and Spencer in Oxford Street at 8.30am to find it all but abandoned, much like the street outside.

London's eerily quiet. Like 28 Days Later. — Tony Rogers (@TonyRogers70) December 24, 2015

One of the few places where the scene was a little busier was St Pancras International, where the last batches of cross-Channel travellers queued in the early hours for trains to Europe.