FOI request detail

Crossrail modal shift and generated journeys

Request ID: FOI-3418-2223
Date published: 21 March 2023

You asked
I would like to request the information held on the effect of opening the core section of Crossrail is considered to have had on usage of individual London Underground lines, London Buses, and the quantum of private vehicle journeys on the road network. Could you detail how many journeys on whole_Crossrail are estimated as generated or induced, following opening of the core.

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-3418-2223

Thank you for your email which we received on 17 March 2023, asking for information about passenger journey numbers.  
 
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm TfL holds some of the information you require.

The Elizabeth Line has seen more than one hundred million journeys since its opening in May 2022. Ridership on the line is currently above expected levels with around 600,000 journeys made each day.

Please see our Travel in London reports which summarise trends and developments relating to travel and transport in London, including modal shares statistics. The reports can be accessed via this link; https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/travel-in-london-reports.

Please aslo see our quarterly performance reports which contain passenger journey numbers by mode, available via this link;
https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/quarterly-progress-reports

Finally, for journey numbers made on the TfL network between 2011 and 2023, broken down by type of transport and reporting period, please see  https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/public-transport-journeys-type-transport.

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 some 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 and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Eva Hextall
FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
 

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