Request ID: FOI-2331-2223 Date published: 29 December 2022
You asked
please can you provide me with TfL's costs of cleaning and maintenance overall for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 in respect of TfL's trains, stations and railway lines (or the entire cleaning and maintenance expenditure if TfL cannot specifically provide the figure for trains, stations and railway lines)?
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-2331-2223
Thank you for your request received on 29 November 2022 asking for information about TfL's costs of cleaning and maintenance.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require.
Please see below for the consolidated spend for all our maintenance costs both direct and indirect to run the London Underground (LU) trains, stations and total line costs. This includes the costs for signalling, power, logistics and infrastructure, stations and supporting services all of these contribute to the maintenance and running of the LU Train and Station network.
Cost (£m)
2019
2020
2021
LU Total Maintenance & Infrastructure
(819)
(759)
(794)
In 2017 a pan-TfL cleaning contract which covered the majority of the TfL estate including the London Underground network, head offices, buses and other smaller business units was awarded that covers the time period of your request. The contract details are published in line with our transparency obligations:
