FOI request detail

Frequency of Public Transport in London

Request ID: FOI-1423-2021
Date published: 04 November 2020

You asked

Hi there, I would like to please request the following information for the most recent weekday possible. Frequency of individual bus routes per hour (split into peak / off peak) Frequency of individual national rail / london overground / london underground / docklands light rail routes per hour (split into peak / off peak)

We answered

TfL Ref 1423-2021

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 26 October 2020 asking for information about public transport frequencies across our bus and rail network.

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:  I would like to please request the following information for the most recent weekday possible.

-Frequency of individual bus routes per hour (split into peak / off peak)

-Frequency of individual National Rail / London Overground / London Underground / Docklands Light Rail routes per hour (split into peak / off peak)

The bus and rail timetables and schedules you’ve asked about are available on our website using the following links:

Information on what constitutes peak / off peak times:  https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/find-fares/tube-and-rail-fares

Current bus schedules with frequencies: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/bus-schedules

Current London Overground timetables with frequencies: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-overground/london-overground-timetables

Current London Underground timetables including frequencies: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/working-timetables

We have given out the current DLR Working Time Tables (WTTs) WTTs in response to a recent FOI request  and our response is published on our website here:   https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-1346-2021

TfL Rail timetable data including frequencies:  https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tfl-rail/tfl-rail-timetables?intcmp=27614

For other National Rail services please see National Rail: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

You may also be interested in our Open Data and our Journey Planner pages: 

https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/open-data-users/our-open-data?intcmp=3671#on-this-page-9 -

https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/

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 you are considering submitting a further FOI request please think carefully about whether the request is essential at this current time, as answering FOI requests will require the use of limited resources and the attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. Where requests are made, please note that our response time may be impacted by the current situation.

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

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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