Question follow-through · 27573

Railway Stations: Lifts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of days when lifts were out of service at (a) underground and (b) overground stations in (i) 2014 and (ii) 2024.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 30 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 6 Feb 2025
Answer: 6 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

30 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of days when lifts were out of service at (a) underground and (b) overground stations in (i) 2014 and (ii) 2024.
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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6 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Department does not hold this information as transport in London is devolved to the Mayor, and TfL is responsible for managing the London Underground and the London Overground.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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