This statistic shows the monthly number of contactless payment card journeys on London transport systems from January 2016 to May 2019. The graph clearly indicates an overall rise in the amount of contactless payment traffic in London on buses, trams and rail. The number of bus and tram journeys using contactless payment cards between 10 January and 6 February 2016 was 10.57 million, which rose to approximately 32.33 million between 28th April and 25th of May 2019. As the number of journeys using contactless card payments rises so does the revenue created by such transactions. Between 28th April and the 25th March 2019, rail journeys through contactless payment rose to over 138.9 million British pounds.
Number of monthly contactless payment card journeys made on London transport from January 2016 to May 2019, by mode
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Bus & Tram
Rail
28 Apr - 25 May '19
32,329
48,383
6 Jan - 2 Feb '19
30,462
46,603
16 Sep - 13 Oct '18
29,882
44,593
4 Mar - 31 Mar '18
25,672
38,111
12 Nov - 9 Dec '17
23,924
38,621
23 Jul - 19 Aug '17
19,814
30,687
1 Apr - 29 Apr' 17
18,688
29,074
11 Dec' 16 - 7 Jan' 17
14,849
22,645
21 Aug - 17 Sep' 16
13,715
22,051
1 May - 28 May' 16
12,200
20,324
10 Jan - 6 Feb' 16
10,568
17,654
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of journeys in thousandsBus & TramRail10 Jan - 6 Feb' 161 May - 28 May'1621 Aug - 17 Sep'1611 Dec' 16 - 7 Jan'171 Apr - 29 Apr' 1723 Jul - 19 Aug '1712 Nov - 9 Dec'174 Mar - 31 Mar '1816 Sep - 13 Oct'186 Jan - 2 Feb '1928 Apr - 25 May'19
020,00040,00060,00080,000100,000
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Transport for London. (October 9, 2019). Number of monthly contactless payment card journeys made on London transport from January 2016 to May 2019, by mode (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/749144/london-transport-journeys-using-contactless-payment/
Transport for London. "Number of monthly contactless payment card journeys made on London transport from January 2016 to May 2019, by mode (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/749144/london-transport-journeys-using-contactless-payment/
Transport for London. (2019). Number of monthly contactless payment card journeys made on London transport from January 2016 to May 2019, by mode (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/749144/london-transport-journeys-using-contactless-payment/
Transport for London. "Number of Monthly Contactless Payment Card Journeys Made on London Transport from January 2016 to May 2019, by Mode (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/749144/london-transport-journeys-using-contactless-payment/
Transport for London, Number of monthly contactless payment card journeys made on London transport from January 2016 to May 2019, by mode (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/749144/london-transport-journeys-using-contactless-payment/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
Number of monthly contactless payment card journeys made on London transport from January 2016 to May 2019, by mode (in 1,000s) [Graph], Transport for London, October 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/749144/london-transport-journeys-using-contactless-payment/
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