Commuters on the Central Line through Wanstead and Woodford are extremely worried by the weekend terrorist stabbing at Leytonstone station, but think life should go on as usual in the wake of the attack.

Many thousands of people pass through Wanstead, Snaresbrook, South Woodford and Woodford stations every day.

The Guardian spoke to retired Family Welfare Officer Janet Hayes, 66, at Snaresbrook tube station as she returned from doing her Christmas shopping, who said the incident will not going to stop her using the underground.

Janet, of Wanstead Park Avenue, told us: "You just go on the tube because you have to. I will still carry on getting on the train because I need to - this week it is for my Christmas shopping. I get on it very frequently and it hasn't looked as though there have been any fewer people using it over the past few days.

"It would take a lot to stop me from using public transport. I will carry on as usual", she added.

University graduate Ghina Chammas, 22, who lives in New Wanstead is also continuing with life as normal.

Ghina, who earnt her degree in Environmental Engineering from London's Imperial College last summer said: "Of course I am worried about travelling on the underground after what happened at Leytonstone and in Paris. But I am still doing it because I have to".

Ghina's mother Marcelle Chammas, 61, who is currently visiting her daughter in London added: "I am not really worried because I am Lebanese and live in Lebanon.

"We get used to things like this out there."

Freelance documentary film maker Luke Johnson, 35, from London, said: "I am not the slightest bit worried. I was on the train during 7/7 and I have been all over the world.

"This is just one guy who is not representative of all Muslims, so I will carry on as I did before."