Transport for London (TfL) reveals from a Freedom of Information request the most common journeys for the London Underground (LU) for the year 2024.
This is a follow-up to my previous articles from last year, where I listed the most common station-to-station journeys for National Rail, the Elizabeth Line, London Overground, the Underground, and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) for 2023.
The table lists the most frequent journeys on the Transport for London network in 2024, showing the origin station, destination station, and number of trips. The busiest route is between Bank and Waterloo LU, with over 1.2 million trips. Other popular routes include Liverpool Street to Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Circus to Victoria LU, and Canary Wharf to London Bridge LU, each with over 900,000 trips. Some routes, like London Bridge NR to Not Applicable, also see significant traffic. I’m not sure why TfL has listed 'Not Applicable' as a station in the spreadsheet, but I assume it could indicate a missing touch by a passenger when using their Oyster or contactless bank card to travel from their origin or destination station. The list features key lines across the Tube, Overground, DLR, and Elizabeth Line.
The top 20 most common journeys are as follows:
| Origin | Destination | Trips |
| Bank | Waterloo LU (Main) | 1203301 |
| Waterloo LU (Main) | Bank | 1174562 |
| Not Applicable | London Bridge NR | 1083617 |
| Liverpool Street LU | Tottenham Court Road | 1069121 |
| Oxford Circus | Victoria LU | 1053298 |
| Tottenham Court Road | Liverpool Street LU | 1040375 |
| Victoria LU | Oxford Circus | 1015424 |
| Tottenham Court Road | Stratford | 966762 |
| Brixton LU | Oxford Circus | 962990 |
| Canary Wharf LU | London Bridge LU | 951356 |
| Canary Wharf LU | North Greenwich | 942779 |
| Tottenham Court Road | Paddington Elizabeth Line | 919879 |
| Paddington Elizabeth Line | Tottenham Court Road | 911574 |
| London Bridge LU | Canary Wharf LU | 892711 |
| Oxford Circus | Brixton LU | 884901 |
| North Greenwich | Canary Wharf LU | 881390 |
| Stratford | Tottenham Court Road | 880190 |
| London Bridge NR | Not Applicable | 863198 |
| Canary Wharf EL | Tottenham Court Road | 822168 |
| Tottenham Court Road | Canary Wharf EL | 821116 |
For the full list, you can download the spreadsheet file from the attachments on the Freedom of Information request page on the TfL website.
Just to clarify, I did not make the Freedom of Information request, as TfL publishes their responses on their website. The FOI responses for TfL and other public bodies can be viewed on the WhatDoTheyKnow website.
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