RAIL union RMT raised concerns today over plans to increase transport services after a leaked report revealed that social distancing would severely limit passenger capacity on the London Underground. 

With strict social-distancing rules to counter the spread of the coronavirus, the number of passengers that can travel on the Underground drops from hundreds of thousands to the tens of thousands, it was revealed in a leaked report by Transport for London (TfL).

The report, published by the BBC, showed that even with a full service, keeping a two-metre gap between passengers would mean that only 50,000 passengers can board every 15 minutes, drastically lower than the 325,000 that usually catch the Tube every 15 minutes at the peak of rush hour.