FOI request detail

asbestos in underground - Finsbury Park

Request ID: FOI-0640-1819
Date published: 05 July 2018

You asked

I would like to enquire about the insulation material used within the walls on Finsbury Park station, where where the Victoria line can be switched for the Picadilly line, in particular, what type is the mineral wool inside the wall. Is there any possibility that it is Asbestos insulation wool?

We answered

Dear

Our Ref: FOI-0640-1819

Thank you for your email received by Transport for London (TfL) on 10 June 2018.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. We do hold the information you have requested.

Before any works are carried out on the London Underground network, the possibility that asbestos may be present at the worksite is considered and detailed surveys are undertaken if they are thought to be necessary.

Asbestos wool has not been identified at Finsbury Park station, and is not a product generally found on the London Underground network

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Eva Hextall

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

  

I would like to enquire about the insulation material used within the walls on Finsbury Park station, where where the Victoria line can be switched for the Piccadilly line, in particular, what type is the mineral wool inside the wall. Is there any possibility that it is Asbestos insulation wool?

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