Dear Transport for London, I am a researcher of the MSc Transport and Planning at xxx and I would like to enquire if you can provide the following information: 1. Monthly total number of passenger boarding, disaggregated for each Public Transport mode (London Underground, London Overground, TfL Rail, bus, suburban National Rail Services (including ThamesLink), Docklands Light Railway, Croydon Tramlink), from 2003 to 2019 disaggregated at Middle Super Output Area MSOA level. 2. Average trip length for each Public Transport mode (London Underground, London Overground, TfL Rail, bus, suburban National Rail Services (including ThamesLink), Docklands Light Railway, Croydon Tramlink), disaggregated at Middle Super Output Area MSOA level from 2003 to 2019. 3. Monthly total hours that vehicles travel while in revenue service disaggregated for each Public Transport mode (London Underground, London Overground, TfL Rail, bus, suburban National Rail Services (including ThamesLink), Docklands Light Railway, Croydon Tramlink), from 2003 to 2019. 4. Monthly total number of passenger boarding any Uber service from 2011 to 2019 disaggregated at Middle Super Output Area MSOA level. 5. Monthly total number of passenger boarding any Private Hire Vehicle services different from Uber from 2003 to 2019 disaggregated at Middle Super Output Area MSOA level. 6. Monthly Public Transport Accessibility Level PTAL index at Middle Super Output Area MSOA level from 2003 to 2019.

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TfL Ref: 0400-2021

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 16 June 2020 asking for information about public transport demand data.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require. You asked for:

1. Monthly total number of passenger boarding, disaggregated for each Public Transport mode (London Underground, London Overground, TfL Rail, bus, suburban National Rail Services (including ThamesLink), Docklands Light Railway, Croydon Tramlink), from 2003 to 2019 disaggregated at Middle Super Output Area MSOA level.

2. Average trip length for each Public Transport mode (London Underground, London Overground, TfL Rail, bus, suburban National Rail Services (including ThamesLink), Docklands Light Railway, Croydon Tramlink), disaggregated at Middle Super Output Area MSOA level from 2003 to 2019.

3. Monthly total hours that vehicles travel while in revenue service disaggregated for each Public Transport mode (London Underground, London Overground, TfL Rail, bus, suburban National Rail Services (including ThamesLink), Docklands Light Railway, Croydon Tramlink), from 2003 to 2019.

4. Monthly total number of passenger boarding any Uber service from 2011 to 2019 disaggregated at Middle Super Output Area MSOA level.

5. Monthly total number of passenger boarding any Private Hire Vehicle services different from Uber from 2003 to 2019 disaggregated at Middle Super Output Area MSOA level.

6. Monthly Public Transport Accessibility Level PTAL index at Middle Super Output Area MSOA level from 2003 to 2019.

The information for question 1 is available on our website using the following link: https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/public-transport-journeys-type-transport.

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

Unfortunately we do not break our data down by MSOA or by length/duration of journey so are unable to provide that information; we also have no access to private hire trip data so can’t provide that information.

The most detailed analysis of our passenger data can be found in the Travel in London reports which we publish on our website here: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/travel-in-london-reports. These cover data going back to 2009.

Please note the Government has announced a series of measures to tackle the Coronavirus. It is essential for London, and in particular for all critical workers, that we continue to provide a safe transport network that enables them to make the journeys they need to.

In current circumstances, we are not able to answer FOI requests readily and we ask that you please do not make a request to us at present.

Answering FOI requests will require the use of limited resources and the attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. In any event, please note that our response time will be affected by the current situation.

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

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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