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how many Highbury & Islington to West Croydon services have been 1) cancelled or terminated at New Cross Gate, and 2) diverted to Crystal Palace, between 26 December and 14 January.

Request ID: FOI-3107-1920
Date published: 27 January 2020

You asked

Please could you confirm how many Highbury & Islington to West Croydon services have been 1) cancelled or terminated at New Cross Gate, and 2) diverted to Crystal Palace, between 26 December and 14 January. The service on this line has been deteriorating for some time (delayed trains, last-minute diversions, and further delays and inconvenience all round ), and I would like to make an official complaint to the Mayor of London and my local MP.

We answered

TfL Ref: 3107-1920

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 14 January 2020 asking for information about how many London Overground Highbury & Islington trains to West Croydon have been cancelled, terminated at New Cross Gate or diverted to Crystal Palace between 26 December  and 14 January 2020.

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.

Please see below table showing how many Highbury & Islington to West Croydon services have been 1) cancelled or terminated at New Cross Gate, and 2) diverted to Crystal Palace, between 26 December and 14 January.

Date

Crystal Palace

New Cross Gate

Norwood Junction

Sydenham

West Croydon

Grand Total

26/12/2019

 

 

 

 

67

67

27/12/2019

 

5

 

1

28

34

28/12/2019

 

 

1

1

41

43

29/12/2019

 

 

 

 

14

14

30/12/2019

7

1

 

 

54

62

31/12/2019

 

 

 

1

72

73

01/01/2020

2

 

 

1

78

81

02/01/2020

2

 

 

 

69

71

03/01/2020

1

 

 

1

70

72

04/01/2020

1

 

 

 

71

72

05/01/2020

 

 

 

 

12

12

06/01/2020

1

 

 

1

69

71

07/01/2020

2

 

 

1

63

66

08/01/2020

 

2

 

 

16

18

09/01/2020

2

 

 

 

48

50

10/01/2020

4

 

 

 

68

72

11/01/2020

 

5

2

3

52

62

12/01/2020

 

 

 

 

12

12

13/01/2020

8

1

 

 

63

72

14/01/2020

4

 

 

 

66

70

Grand Total

34

14

3

10

1033

1094

So as an example, on the 28th December 2019, of the 43 trains with a destination of West Croydon, 1 service terminated at Norwood junction, 1 service terminated at Sydenham and 41 services terminated at West Croydon as planned.

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Yours sincerely

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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