Reporter: Micaela Kolischer

Southern rail has announced a number of strikes, after the network halted on December 13^th.

Bosses of the rail service agreed to have a meeting with unions, hoping to settle the disagreement, the BBC reported. The meeting will take place this Tuesday, however, there is another planned strike due to happen on Friday 16^th.

For now, unions announced they would strike on December 16^th, 19^th, 20^th, 31^st and January 9^th.

Commuters in London have felt the pain and expressed their frustrations on social media:

Thanks #southernstrike #southernFail #southerntrains This is Brixton as a result. pic.twitter.com/TNVkKeI9i0

— Chad Stevens (@Chad__Stevens) December 13, 2016

Half a million people can't get a train today because a handful of employees are fighting over who gets to press a button. #southernstrike

— Shaun Gunner (@ShaunGunner) December 13, 2016

https://twitter.com/Theresa_Maybe/status/808732477565075456?lang=en-gb