Data on signalling failures at Earl's Court and Parson's Green 2011 - 2020
Request ID: FOI-1902-2122 Date published: 07 December 2021
You asked
Please provide information on:
1. the number of instances of the failure of the signal at Earl's Court Station which has led to delays / disruption / suspension of the District Line from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2021. Data can be aggregated for each year.
2. the number of instances of the failure of the signal at Parson's Green Station which has led to delays / disruption / suspension of the District Line from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2021. Data can be aggregated for each year.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-1902-2122
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 23 November 2021.
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:
1. the number of instances of the failure of the signal at Earl's Court Station which has led to delays / disruption / suspension of the District Line from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2021. Data can be aggregated for each year. 2. the number of instances of the failure of the signal at Parson's Green Station which has led to delays / disruption / suspension of the District Line from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2021. Data can be aggregated for each year.
The below table shows all incidents recorded on the District line at Earl's Court and Parsons Green stations. Delays at these stations, as a result of incidents at other locations, are not included.
Year
Earls Court
Parsons Green
Total
2011
51
9
60
2012
44
12
56
2013
51
8
59
2014
53
11
64
2015
53
14
67
2016
58
14
72
2017
57
18
75
2018
74
10
84
2019
32
13
45
2020
14
8
22
2021*
11
5
16
Total
498
122
620
Note: 2021 data is up until 13 November
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