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3. Travel trends by mode
Figure 3.5
Passenger kilometres and journey stages by London Overground.
Passenger kilometres and journey stages (millions)
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500
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100
Passenger kilometres
Journey stages
Train kilometres
operated
East London Line
extension opens
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Train kilometres operated (millions)
0
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Source: TfL Service Performance data.
3.8 Modal trends: Emirates Air Line
The Emirates Air Line, providing a cable-car service across the Thames between the
Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, opened in June 2012, just prior to the
2012 Games. During the Games themselves, the geographic proximity of the Air
Line to Games-related tourism and the ‘novelty factor’ combined to see patronage
exceed 750,000 people in the first two (four-week) periods of operation.
Figure 3.6 shows that, following the exceptional conditions of summer 2012, the
Emirates Air Line has settled into a more regular pattern of use, typically between
80,000 and 200,000 passengers per four-week period, with more passengers seen
during school holidays. In 2014/15, 1.55 million journeys were undertaken on the
Emirates Air Line, a slight increase from the previous year.
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