FOI request detail

FOI Request

Request ID: FOI-1163-2425
Date published: 05 August 2024

You asked
Please could I have in a detailed reply the parts of which the sub-service lines use communications bases train control (CBTC) signalling and run under automatic train operation on the network and where the lines are driven manually.

We answered

Dear Lewis Gates,

 

Our ref: FOI-1163-2425

 

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 10 July 2024 asking for information about the operation of sub-surface trains.

 

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.

 

CBTC (communications-based train control) now encompasses the Circle line, Hammersmith and City line, District line east to Upminster and Metropolitan line north to Finchley Road. The transition zones to legacy are Finchley Road, Fulham Broadway and Barons Court. The remaining areas of Metropolitan Line north and District Line west remain legacy systems. 

 

If you are not satisfied with this response, please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Tahsin Prima

FOI Case Officer

General Counsel

Transport for London

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