Request ID: FOI-0801-1718 Date published: 26 July 2017
You asked
“Please provide a list of tube stations with the highest number instances of accessing the e internet via the public wi-fi”
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0801-1718
Thank you for your email received by us on 02 July 2017 asking for information about Wi-Fi Access.
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 the information you require. You asked:
Can you please provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act “Please provide a list of tube stations with the highest number instances of accessing the e internet via the public wi-fi”
Please find attached a summary table of the top twenty busiest stations in terms of Wi-Fi clients accessing the public internet over the past month:
Map Location
London Underground
Row Labels
Sum of Maximum Associated Clients
Kings Cross & St Pancras
2359
Bank & Monument Station
2332
Oxford Circus
2113
Waterloo
1518
Green Park
1437
Stratford Station
1408
Baker Street
1337
London Bridge Station
1280
Euston
1244
Liverpool Street
1087
Holborn Station
984
Earls Court Station
976
Wembley Park
934
Victoria
850
Stockwell
828
Westminster Station
827
Embankment
824
Warren Street Station
783
South Kensington
710
Piccadilly Station
709
There are a number of wireless access points at each station. The access points are the devices that provide the connectivity for the users to the Internet. The “Sum of Maximum Associated Clients” represents the total maximum number of connections seen across all of these devices.
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Yours sincerely
Paulina Tuffour FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London