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A planned strike on the Jubilee line on Wednesday has been called off at the last minute.

The entire line was due to be shut because of a mass walk-out by union members, forcing tens of thousands of commuters to find other routes to work.

But just hours before the strike was due to begin, Transport for London announced it has been "officially suspended".

A normal service is now set to run on the line after an agreement was reached between transport bosses and union chiefs on Tuesday evening.

Last-ditched meetings were taking place for days with both the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) and Aslef unions involved in a row over new timetables.

Aslef said the new timetables would increase the number of Saturdays drivers have to work, breaking a previous arrangement agreed by the company and unions in 2015.

A separate District line walkout planned for the same day by the Aslef union has now been called off.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said the development was good news for Londoners, businesses and visitors, adding: "This shows the difference that Transport for London talking constructively to staff and trade unions can make.

"The changes to the Jubilee line will improve services for commuters and I hope any differences can be resolved amicably.

"Since I became Mayor I have been determined that relations between TfL and hardworking staff and trade unions improve."

Nigel Holness, TfL's Director of Network Operations for London Underground, said: "The new timetable on the Jubilee line is benefiting thousands of customers every day, boosting capacity and making journeys quicker and more comfortable.

"We have adhered to the agreements we have in place with our unions throughout this dispute and we are pleased that our customers will no longer be disrupted by unnecessary strike action on the Jubilee line tomorrow."

Drivers on the Jubilee line were also set to walk out on June 14 in a second day of action. It is not yet known whether that strike will also be suspended.