Our ref: FOI-0150-1718
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 23 April 2017 asking for the list of the most used bus routes.
Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require. You asked:
As far as I’m concerned the financial year at the beginning of the month. With 3 weeks of validation passed, is there any chance I could possibly got a list of the routes with the most patronage please? This may not have to be the full document if it is too full. However just a list of the top 10 or 20 most used bus routes would be good enough.
Bus passenger usage data is available on our website https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/buses
In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, TfL is not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please feel free to contact me.
In regard to the 2016/17 data, we are not obliged to supply this data as it is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information, under Section 22 of the Act. In this instance the exemption has been applied as the information you have requested is intended for future publication. As in previous years, the information is currently being validated and will be published at the end of May.
This exemption is subject to a public interest test, which requires us to assess whether the public interest in applying the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure. In this instance, it is considered that the public interest favours the publication of this information, in context and according to the pre-determined schedule, rather than in response to your request, to ensure the information is provided accurately and in an accessible manner.
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,
Paulina Tuffour
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
