FOI request detail

Freedom of Information Act request 01/02/24

Request ID: FOI-3965-2324
Date published: 26 February 2024

You asked
(1) the total number of recorded passenger boardings at bus stops in Waltham Forest for 2023 and 2024 (i.e update data in the table below); and (2) any reviews of the bus service in Waltham Forest that have occurred since the one you cite below from 2021.

We answered

Our ref: FOI-3965-2324

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 01 February 2024 asking for information about Waltham Forest bus stops.

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. You asked:

(1) the total number of recorded passenger boardings at bus stops in Waltham Forest for 2023 and 2024 (i.e update data in the table below); and

Please find below the updated figures for 2023. Note the 2024 figures are up to and including 31 January 2024.
 
Calendar YearTotal Boardings
202346,194,785
2024 (to 31 Jan 2024)3,799,910

(2) any reviews of the bus service in Waltham Forest that have occurred since the one you cite below from 2021.

There have been reviews of bus services in Waltham Forest that have led to the following consultations and are on our website:

Walthamstow, Wanstead, Woodford – proposed changes to bus routes W12, W13, W14 and 549 | Have Your Say Transport for London (tfl.gov.uk)

Proposals for a new express bus route between Walthamstow and North Woolwich Ferry (SL2 bus route), part of the Superloop | Have Your Say Transport for London (tfl.gov.uk)

Proposals for a new limited stop express bus route between North Finchley and Walthamstow (X34 bus route), part of the Superloop | Have Your Say Transport for London (tfl.gov.uk)

We also worked with London Borough of Waltham Forest on Whipps Cross redevelopment, but this did not lead to any to any consultation, online publication or final proposals. Please view attached proposal.

However please note some information have been removed as we are not obliged to provide you with this information as it is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information under section 43(2). In this instance the section 43(2) exemption has been applied as disclosure of this information could prejudice the operator’s commercial interests. The application of this exemption is subject to consideration of the ‘Public Interest Test’, to determine whether the greater public interest rests in the exemption applying or not. We recognise the need for openness and transparency in the operation of our business, and the fact you have requested the information is in itself an argument for release. However, TfL also has a duty to consider the public purse in the operation of our business. In this instance we believe that the greater public interest rests in the exemption applying to ensure that disclosure of this information does not enable rival companies to have an insight into any operator’s business model by allowing them to calculate the size of an operator’s fleet, and thus undermine their position in the competitive market place.

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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Whipps Cross bus proposal _Redacted.pdf

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