Historical RODS data request
Request ID: FOI-1386-2021
Date published: 06 November 2020
You asked
I am currently conducting a research project and would be most grateful if you are please able to provide the historical RODS (Rolling Origin and Destination Survey) data for as many years as it is available. The resources online do not appear to include historical data, however I believe that the survey began from 2003.
Specifically, there is a file in the data entitled "Origin-destination matrix by station-zone-time of day". If this file is available for all years, it should contain all the required data. Incidentally, the version of this file that I have been able to locate aggregates the boarding time data into 6 buckets (pre-7am, 7am-10am, 10am-4pm, 4pm-7pm, 7pm-10pm, post-10pm). If the data is readily available in a less aggregated format (e.g. hourly/every 30 minutes) that would be very helpful.
Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you in advance for your assistance.
We answered
Our ref: FOI-1386-2021/GH
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 20 October 2020 asking for Historical RODS data.
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.
Please find attached a zip folder which contains all Rods Origin-Destination matrices from 2003 up to 2017. Unfortunately, the most granular level we have them in, is by period.
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.
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Yours sincerely
Graham Hurt
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
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