This is a general complaint about the availability of the London Overground at weekends - or distinct lack of. I rely on this line a lot for my weekend work and it is very difficult to plan to use it given that it seems to be out of service almost every weekend. The part that affects me the most is between New Cross and Dalston. Could I please get an understanding of what the reason behind this is and how many weekends I can expect this to continue for? As one of the newest lines I would expect the least level of engineering required, especially for one that covers areas barely touched by tube lines - leaving us with very poor transport options. As a Freedom of information Request, I would like to know the number of weekends there have been closures on this line in the last year, and as a separate FOI request, closures relating to the specific section mentioned above.

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TfL Ref: FOI-1601-2021

Thank you for your request of 12^th November 2020 asking for information about weekend closures on the London Overground.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. 

Specifically you asked:

“As a Freedom of information Request, I would like to know the number of weekends there have been closures on this line in the last year, and as a separate FOI request, closures relating to the specific section mentioned above” - that section being between New Cross and Dalston.

I can confirm that we hold the information you require.

In relation to your first question, there have been line closures somewhere on the London Overground network every weekend over the last year.

On your second question, in relation to the line between New Cross and Dalston, this section has been completely closed over the weekend on 13 occasions since the start of December 2019. It has also been partially closed 3 times.

If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.

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Yours sincerely,

David Wells

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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