FOI request detail

Elizabeth line passengers to Reading station monthly breakdown

Request ID: FOI-3625-2324
Date published: 29 January 2024

You asked
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting information regarding the number of passengers who traveled between central London and Reading Train Station. Specifically, I am looking to find out the number of passengers who have traveled on the Elizabeth line from: - Paddington to Reading - Reading to Paddington - Tottenham Court Road to Reading - Reading to Tottenham Court Road - Farringdon to Reading - Reading to Farringdon - Liverpool Street to Reading - Reading to Liverpool Street - Whitechapel to Reading - Reading to Whitechapel - Canary Wharf to Reading - Reading to Canary Wharf I am looking for the number of passengers on each of these journeys for each month from June 2022 to the latest month in 2023 with available data.

We answered

Our ref: FOI-3625-2324

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 11 January 2024 asking for an Elizabeth Line passenger count.

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.

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. Please see the answer to a similar request published on the FOI pages of our website via the following link, which provides the requested data: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-3286-2324

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


Yours sincerely,



Tahsin Prima
FOI Case Officer
General Counsel
Transport for London

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