HC Deb 27 February 2002 vol 380 cc1369-70W
Mr. Pickles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish the figures originally forecast for(a) passenger volumes, (b) revenue raised and (c) frequency of trains per hour on the Jubilee Line for each financial year since 1997–98. [37253]

Mr. Spellar

This is a matter for London Underground Ltd., who have provided the following information, which indicates forecast Jubilee line passenger volumes (by the number of journeys), revenues (in the form of cash receipts) and services (as trains per peak hour):

A forecast of journeys is available only for the opening year of the Jubilee Line Extension: 1999–2000—119 M journeys.

Only forecast receipts from cash sales at underground ticket offices on the Jubilee Line are shown, rather than total revenue. This is because data on receipts are available by line. (Total revenue would include apportionment of travelcard income between different operators—including buses, national rail etc.—but these figures are available only at network level.)

Forecast receipts
£ million
1997–98 47.3
1998–99 51.0
1999–20001 69.5
2000–01 2 106.8
1 Jubilee Line Extension fully open November 1999
2 Forecast

Forecast service levels were altered as the project evolved to reflect changes to the signalling system proposed for use on the extension. The final forecast was in line with the service actually delivered. Service levels are expressed as trains per hour (tph) on the busiest section of line at peak hours at year end. The busiest section for the first two years quoted was Charing Cross-Willesden Green and, thereafter, North Greenwich-Willesden Green. The latter two years' data are for peak direction as well as peak hour services:

Tph
1997–98 20
1998–99 20
1999–2000 24
2000–01 24

Mr. Pickles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish the(a) passenger volumes of, (b) revenues of and (c) services on the Jubilee Line for each financial year since 1997–98. [37246]

Mr. Spellar

This is a matter for London Underground Ltd., who have provided the following information, which sets out Jubilee Line passenger volumes (by the number of journeys actually made), revenues (in the form of cash receipts) and services (as trains per peak hour):

Passenger journeys
Million
1997–98 62
1998–99 65
1999–20001 92
2000–01 139
1 Jubilee Line Extension fully open November 1999

Only receipts from actual cash sales at underground ticket offices on the Jubilee Line are shown in the table, rather than total revenue. This is because data on receipts are available by line. (Total revenue would include apportionment of travelcard income between different operators—bus, national rail etc.—but these figures are available only at network level.)

Receipts
£ million
1997–98 47.4
1998–99 51.3
1999–20001 70.6
2000–01 107.5
1 Jubilee line extension fully open November 1999

Service levels are expressed as trains per hour (tph) on the busiest section of line at peak hours at year end. The busiest section for the first two years quoted was Charing Cross-Willesden Green and, thereafter, North Greenwich-Willesden Green. The latter two years data are for peak direction as well as peak hour services:

Service levels
tph
1997–98 20
1998–99 20
1999–20001 24
2000–01 24
1 Jubilee Line Extension fully open November 1999