FOI request detail

Central line timetable / train frequencies

Request ID: FOI-2816-2324
Date published: 27 November 2023

You asked

Can you please provide data on the frequency of westbound central line trains travelling from Central London on the West Ruislip branch line, versus central line trains travelling westbound on the Ealing Broadway branch between the hours of 4pm and 8pm during the working week.

We answered

TfL Ref: 2816-2324

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 6 November 2023 asking for information about Central Line West Ruislip branch / Ealing Broadway train frequency.

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: Can you please provide data on the frequency of westbound central line trains travelling from Central London on the West Ruislip branch line, versus central line trains travelling westbound on the Ealing Broadway branch between the hours of 4pm and 8pm during the working week.

The information you have requested is available in the TfL website. We have the interactive timetable at https://tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/central/ where you can select a section of the line between two stations of their choice, days of the week and hours interval and see the frequency as follows:



We also publish detailed working timetables for each line here: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/working-timetables. There is a PDF available for each line with extensive detail of trains operated in each direction, intervals between trains, etc. Note though that is the default timetable under normal conditions, but at times an alternative temporary timetable may be put in place, for example when engineering works are occurring.

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 any 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.

Yours sincerely


Sara Thomas
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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