The number of buses on the D3 route appears to have decreased recently. For example the bus tracker app showed a wait of 25 minutes in Wapping at 8.30 this morning for a bus that is supposed to run more than five times an hour on week days. Please could you tell me (a) whether a decision has been made to reduce the number of buses on this route and, if so; (b) when that decision was made and (c) the information that was used to make that decision. Thank you.

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TfL Ref: FOI-3416-1819

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request of 14^th March 2019 asking for information about the D3 bus route.

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.

Specifically you asked:

“The number of buses on the D3 route appears to have decreased recently. For example the bus tracker app showed a wait of 25 minutes in Wapping at 8.30 this morning for a bus that is supposed to run more than five times an hour on week days. Please could you tell me (a) whether a decision has been made to reduce the number of buses on this route and, if so; (b) when that decision was made and (c) the information that was used to make that decision.”

There has been no decision made to reduce the number of buses on this route. The D3 bus is scheduled to run at six buses per hour during the day on weekdays. There are no current plans to change this.

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.

Yours sincerely,

David Wells

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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