Request for some usage statistics.
Dear Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive,
Dear sir or madam.
Under the Freedom Of Information Act could i please request a copy of the current annual metro station usage statistics for each and every Tyne & Wear Metro station that shows the total amount of entries and exits per year. So for each and every metro station i would like a single figure showing the total usage (total amount of entries and exits) in one year.
I would preferably like this information for the period of between 01/01/2018 to 31/12/2018 (all of 2018). However if you don't have statistics for this period then just provide me with the most recent ones you have as long as it is still a 12 month period.
Thank you very much and i look forward to your response.
Yours faithfully,
Patrick Murphy
Dear Patrick Murphy,
Thank you for your email which has been passed to me as the person within Nexus who is responsible for responding to Freedom of Information requests. I will provide a full response within the statutory timescales of 20 working days. You can expect a response by 30 January 2019.
Regards
Michael
Michael Hunt
Administration Manager
Nexus, Nexus House, St James' Boulevard, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4AX
Dear Patrick Murphy,
Thank you for the email in which you requested information under the Freedom of Information Act. In particular you have requested information relating to Metro station usage.
Please find attached our annual patronage estimate for Metro. Metro patronage is calculated from continuous survey data - we survey a sample of passengers, recording where they board the train and asking where they are getting off. We operate a business year that runs from 1st April to 31st March so I have provided the data for 2017/18, the latest full year.
The first sheet in the workbook provides the summary as you have requested it: the annual estimate of boarders, alighters and the total flow of passengers at each station. If you wish for more detail (day of week / previous year data), this can be found in the subsequent tabs.
Regards
Michael
Michael Hunt
Administration Manager
Nexus, Nexus House, St James' Boulevard, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4AX
Dear Freedom Info,
Many thanks for your quick response to my FOI request. That information is very helpful. Much appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Patrick Murphy
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