Per the Guardian, London Underground says more than half of its 11 lines are running at least partial service today, but several lines remain out of service as a railroad strike continues for the city’s ever-popular “Tube.” The strike forced more than 12,000 people to miss England’s qualifying World Cup match last night against Andorra, according to the article, and it has led to plenty of headaches.

As the tube strike continues to take a toll on city commuters, London Twitter users are voicing their frustrations via tweets with the hashtag #tubestrike:

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   Alisonbattisby (Hackney, London, U.K.) Now at Euston. Buses all too full to get on. Should I start walking to Paddington..? #tubestrike 11 Jun 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   Miss_Fitz (Bristol/London, U.K.) Bus journey is proving to be a siteseeing tour of west London thanks #tubestrike 11 Jun 2009 from mobile web
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   Danimal83 (London, U.K.) had a good 3mile walk in this morning thanks to #tubestrike thinking about not renewing my travelcard next month… 11 Jun 2009 from web
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   ono (London, U.K.) walking down liverpool st. faster than bus. roads are very busy due to #tubestrike 11 Jun 2009 from TwitterFon
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   smannion (London, U.K.) Northern line running but hopelessly crowded. Now on bus from Vauxhall. #tubestrike 11 Jun 2009 from txt
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   claire (London, U.K.) My commute took 10 mins longer this morning due to all the pedestrian traffic! #tubestrike walkers walk SO slowly! 11 Jun 2009 from web
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   Asbo_T (Herne Bay, U.K.) The streets of London city are quite grid locked this morning. More so than yesterday #tubestrike 11 Jun 2009 from Tweetie

But not all are letting the strike bring them down. Some are taking it in stride and enjoying the resulting serendipities:

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   ciaranj (Surrey, U.K.) Just bumped into old school friend on train. Great to catch up with him on walk from Waterloo. Unexpected benefit of #tubestrike 11 Jun 2009 from TinyTwitter
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   siobhanny (London, U.K.) #tubestrike? Schmoobstrike. Victoria line seems fine, plus I got a seat. Still wearing my trainers just in case… 11 Jun 2009 from txt
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   simonprm (London, U.K.) Different route to work today. Let’s see if I can get in under two hours. Train and bus combo as oppose to just one slow bus. #tubestrike 11 Jun 2009 from UberTwitter
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   ditchthediet (London, U.K.) @vintagebooks Loads of people are working form home to avoid the Tube strike 11 Jun 2009 from web in reply to vintagebooks

@DcTurner provided a glimpse at the Tube scene today with this TwitPic. The caption was “London bridge station during tube strike”:

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