Request ID: FOI-1899-2425 Date published: 10 October 2024
You asked
I would like to request the following information:
1. Since opening fully, how many Elizabeth line trains have terminated at Paddington
2. Since opening fully, how many Elizabeth line train have continued beyond Paddington on the Reading branch.
3. A full and detailed explanation why the Elizabeth line service is not more frequent beyond paddington on the Reading branch.
We answered
Our ref: FOI-1899-2425
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 13 September 2024 asking for information about the Elizabeth line.
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 note that the details provided in this response covers the period between 21 May 2023 to 22 September 2024.
You asked:
Since opening fully, how many Elizabeth line trains have terminated at Paddington.
Total Number of Planned Trains to Terminate at Paddington - 72,493
Westbound
67,979
Eastbound
4,514
Total Number of Actual Trains that Terminated at Paddington - 70,243
Westbound
65,848
Eastbound
4,395
Total Cancellations for Trains Terminating at Paddington - 2,250.
Since opening fully, how many Elizabeth line train have continued beyond Paddington on the Reading branch.
Total Number of Trains that have continued beyond Paddington as planned on the Reading branch - 75,949.
A full and detailed explanation why the Elizabeth line service is not more frequent beyond Paddington on the Reading branch.
The timetable specification is documented in the Service Level Commitment (SLC), which is a commercial agreement between TfL and the operator MTR Elizabeth line.
The section between Paddington and Reading is a shared use railway. The tracks used by Elizabeth line services are shared with GWR and freight operators. Currently there is not sufficient capacity to operate additional services to and from Maidenhead and Reading. The timetable that does operate is broadly aligned with the SLC, and both TfL and MTR Elizabeth line keep this under review. TfL will continue to review and modify the SLC to reflect passenger demand and will look to take advantage of any structural changes to the national timetable or signalling technology that may facilitate the provision of additional services.
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