FOI request detail

Tube journeys by line

Request ID: FOI-3006-2122
Date published: 21 April 2022

You asked
How many journeys were recorded on each tube line in 2021?

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-3006-2122

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 27th March 2022 asking for data on London Underground journeys by line in 2021.
 
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. 

The data we hold on passenger numbers by line in 2021 is due to be published later in the spring as part of our “NUMBAT” dataset (see here for previous publications: http://crowding.data.tfl.gov.uk/). The data provided will be similar to the file seen via the following link, but for 2021: http://crowding.data.tfl.gov.uk/NUMBAT/NUMBAT%202019/NBT19MTT_Outputs.xlsx

Given the intention to publish, the information is exempt from disclosure at the current time under section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act, the exemption that relates to “information intended for future publication”. Section 22 is a ‘qualified’ exemption, meaning we have to assess whether the public interest in applying the exemption outweighs the public interest in immediate disclosure. In this instance we consider that the public interest favours the publication of this information in context and according to the pre-determined schedule, rather than in response to your request. With publication intended in a relatively short period of time (measured in weeks) we do not see a compelling case to publish it outside of the planned process.

In the meantime, you may be interested in the London Underground entry and exit data that can be found on the following pages of our website, going back to the beginning of 2020 and which can be filtered by specific timeframes and stations:

https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiMjZjMmQwYTktZjYxNS00MTIwLTg0ZjAtNWIwNGE0ODMzZGJhIiwidCI6IjFmYmQ2NWJmLTVkZWYtNGVlYS1hNjkyLWEwODljMjU1MzQ2YiIsImMiOjh9 - click the tab “Understood - take me to the reports”; then select the “Demand by Station Type” tab near the bottom right of the page . You can then select “Tube Entry” or “Tube Exit” near the top of the page; set a specific date or date range using the tabs to the top left of the page; and select a specific station from the list on the right of the page.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely,

David Wells
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
 

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