Number of every possible TfL journey for the year 2022
Request ID: FOI-2510-2324 Date published: 13 November 2023
You asked
Dear Sir/Madam,
I wish to have data similar to that sought in Request FOI-1762-2223 but for the period from 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022.
However, I wish the data to include every station on the Tube map and, thus, not be limited to London Underground stations.
Thank you very much.
Best regards.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-2510-2324
Thank you for providing your full name received by Transport for London (TfL) on 20 October 2023 regarding your request asking for information about all possible journeys taken in TfL stations in 2022.
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 that we hold the information you require. Unfortunately, to provide the information you have requested would exceed the ‘appropriate limit’ of £450 set by the Freedom of Information (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004. Under section 12 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to comply with a request if we estimate that the cost of determining whether we hold the information, locating and retrieving it and extracting it from other information would exceed the appropriate limit. This is calculated at £25 per hour for every hour spent on the activities described.
We have estimated that it would cost over £450 to provide a response to your request. This is because it is estimated that it would take in excess of 18 working hours to retrieve and compile the information you have requested. The information you have requested sits across several datasets. We would need to run several reports across these datasets and a significant amount of work and time would be required to locate and collate the relevant information we may hold.
To help bring the cost of responding to your request within the £450 limit, you may wish to narrow the scope of your request to a specific mode of transport, for example the London Underground. You may also wish to consider limiting your request to a narrower period of time.
Please note that we will not be taking further action until we receive your revised request.
In the meantime, if you would like to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely,
Mary Abidakun FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
