FOI request detail

Total trips per day onb LU

Request ID: FOI-1165-1718
Date published: 12 October 2017

You asked

I am currently doing a project with BEIS (Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial strategy), of trying to quantify how much heat can be recovered from underground stations. For this, I need some information from you. I need to know the number of total trip per day/year on each line by a train. Number of passengers using subway in a day/annum along with the average time spent by a traveller in the underground transport facility (station and train).

We answered

Thank you for your email received by us on 10 August 2017 asking for information about London Underground passenger usage.

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

the number of total trip per day/year on each line by a train. Number of passengers using subway in a day/annum along with the average time spent by a traveller in the underground transport facility (station and train).

The information you asked for is available on our website using the following link:

https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/underground-services-performance - the latest statistics on the number of people using the Tube during peak and off peak times as well as annually, journey duration and where they travel to and from.

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.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some 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

Jasmine Howard
FOI Case Officer
Information Governance
Transport For London

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