Request ID: FOI-0143-2425 Date published: 01 May 2024
You asked
Follow-up to FOI-4622-2324: I would instead like to alternatively request the information to be forwarded only on the data for bus usage occupancy sent from the 19th March 2024 at 23:05 PM. This is only one request that should lower the costs altogether. The other requests I would hold for the time being.
If you could forward the information under that request, that would be appreciated. Thanks.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0143-2425
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 11th April 2024 asking for bus occupancy data. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked: “I would like to request bus usage occupancy data from the capacity provided on the following routes. Data based on times of the day and sections along the route. The times of the day I would like to be provided are the following. 1. The data on weekdays on early morning (4:00 to 7:00), morning peak hours (7:00 to 9:00), inter peak hours (9:00 to 16:00), evening peak hours (16:00 to 19:00), early evenings (19:00 to 22:00) and late evenings (22:00 to 00:00). 2. The data on Saturday and Sundays would like it for early morning (4:00 to 10:00), midday (10:00 to 19:00), early evening (19:00 to 22:00) and late evenings (22:00 to 00:00). Below are the following routes I would like data specifically requested on with data on each sections of the route: 1. Route 125. The section between Winchmore Hill to Chaseville Park Road, Chaseville Park Road to Southgate, Southgate to Whetstone, Whetstone to North Finchley, North Finchley to Finchley Central and Finchley Central to Colindale. 2. Route W9. The section from Chase Farm Hospital to Enfield Town, Enfield Town to Highlands Village and Highlands Village to Southgate 3. Route W8. The section from Chase Farm Hospital to Enfield Town, Enfield Town to Edmonton Green and Edmonton Green to Picketts Lock Centre. 4. Route 491. The section from North Middlesex Hospital to Edmonton Green, Edmonton Green to Ponders End, Southbury Road, Ponders End, Southbury Road to Enfield Island Village and Enfield Island Village to Waltham Cross.” I can confirm that we hold the information you require, which is provided in the attached spreadsheet. Please note the following:
The data is taken from the “BUSTO 2023/24 P09” dataset which holds a snapshot of bus demand data from the November-December 2023 period. The data is broken down by route, direction and stop with the average bus occupancy as a percentage for each time period. We do not have the data for some of the time periods specified in your request, but the following time periods are used in BUSTO and this extends to this FOI:
Weekday Early AM (05:00-07:00)
Weekday AM Peak (07:00-10:00)
Weekday Inter-Peak (10:00-16:00)
Weekday PM Peak (16:00-19:00)
Weekday Early Evening (19:00-22:00)
Weekday Late Evening (22:00-00:00)
Saturday Morning (05:00-10:00)
Saturday Midday (10:00-19:00)
Saturday Early Evening (19:00-22:00)
Saturday Late Evening (22:00-00:00)
Sunday Morning (05:00-10:00)
Sunday Midday (10:00-19:00)
Sunday Early Evening (19:00-22:00)
Sunday Late Evening (22:00-00:00)
We do not have a breakdown by section of the route, but the attached data has bus occupancy data for each stop on the route, and this can be used to find the sections of interest.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
