FOI request detail

Hourly entry and exit of all tube stations for all days of 2015, 2016 and 2017

Request ID: FOI-1827-1819
Date published: 24 October 2018

You asked

I would like to request numbers of entries and exits per hour of all tube stations for all days from 01/01/2015 to 31/12/2017. In brief, same data as what you supply for years 2013 and 2014 at the bottom of this request (https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/daily_entry_and_exit_of_all_tube) but for the three following years, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

We answered

TfL Ref: 1827-1819

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 11 October 2018 asking for information about entry and exit data at all tube stations for years 2015, 2016 and 2017.

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 do hold some of the information you require.

The information you asked for is available on the TfL website. We publish typical day entry/exit for each station annually. The typical usage is available at https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/multi-year-station-entry-and-exit-figures.xlsx

If you require the data at a hourly level, please refer to the Rolling Origin & Destination survey data (RODS) stored on our Open Data page which you can sign up to. You will need to register to access the data through our Open Data Portal (https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/open-data-users/our-open-data ) and once in you simply search for RODS.

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.

With reference to information we have provided previously, we have changed the data extraction method that was used previously, as this data did not include contactless entries and exits and therefore is not used anymore. Unfortunately, no code or pre-canned reports exist to routinely extract data of this scale and it would significantly exceed the Appropriate Limit and Fees Regulations under the provisions of section 12 of the FOI Act to extract the data you are requesting for the three year period stated.

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

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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