FOI request detail

Freedom of Information request - Person Ill On Train Statistics

Request ID: FOI-3345-1819
Date published: 25 March 2019

You asked

Please provide a year-by-year list/table of how many "person ill on train" incidents there were since either 2010, or since records began if later. Please provide this information by line if you have it, and please clarify the source of information, i.e. if it's from service control, LUCC performance reports or from station EIRFs.

We answered

Our ref: FOI-3345-1819/GH

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 8 March 2019 asking for Person ill on train’ statistics.

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.

Below is the numbers for a person ill on train or station. This shows the number of reported incidents which caused a delay of 2 minutes or more to services.

Line Ops

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19 (exc. P13)

Bakerloo

43

31

34

41

46

29

25

38

43

Circle &Hammersmith

41

38

68

72

76

81

89

86

78

Central

127

189

225

224

220

242

274

237

186

District

96

85

100

107

110

114

157

155

136

Jubilee

157

116

149

309

270

196

205

201

137

Metropolitan

45

55

73

62

88

89

105

94

94

Northern

286

233

207

230

244

246

286

297

324

Piccadilly

192

178

136

200

177

144

170

153

169

Victoria

131

111

107

134

128

115

161

158

169

Waterloo & City

2

1

2

4

6

5

2

5

Total

1118

1038

1100

1381

1363

1262

1477

1421

1341

Data is collated from a variety of sources and includes service control, LUCC and EIRF reports.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Graham Hurt

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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