FOI request detail

Data from railway industry

Request ID: FOI-1828-1819
Date published: 08 November 2018

You asked

I am doing a research trying to apply the technology in safety at railway stations. This research needs data about the accidents have happened at the stations with some details such age, time ,location injury type etc., I send you this email asking for some data and assistant . Many thanks In advance for your help.

We answered

TfL Ref: 1828-1819

Thank you for your email received by us on 12 October 2018 asking for information about accidents at railway stations.

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:

data about the accidents have happened at the stations with some details such age, time ,location injury type etc

Transport for London (TfL) is responsible for the London Overground, TfL Rail and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) networks, the remainder of railway services are managed by various train operating companies that are listed via the following link to National Rail’s website at: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/tocs_maps/tocs/TrainOperators.aspx

The information TfL holds is provided to us by the Metropolitan Police and published in quarterly crime and incident statistics on our website. You can find this information here: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/crime-and-incident-bulletins

However, for more detailed information you would need to contact the Metropolitan Police directly at: https://www.met.police.uk/foi-ai/accessing-information/

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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