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Number of contactless payment journeys made on London transport 2016-2018, by mode

Number of monthly contactless payment card journeys made on London transport from January 2016 to March 2018, by mode (in thousands)

The data displays the monthly number of contactless payment card journeys on London transport systems from January 2016 to March 2018. 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 approx. 25.7 million between 4th and 31st of March 2018. As the number of journeys using contactless card payments rises so does the revenue created by such transactions.

10 Jan - 6 Feb' 16 10568 17654
7 Feb - 5 Mar' 16 10949 18493
6 Mar - 31 Mar' 16 10099 16462
1 Apr - 30 Apr' 16 12640 21235
1 May - 28 May' 16 12200 20324
29 May - 25 Jun '16 12612 20806
26 Jun - 23 Jul' 16 13386 22141
24 Jul - 20 Aug' 16 12870 21033
21 Aug - 17 Sep' 16 13715 22051
18 Sep - 15 Oct' 16 15582 25077
16 Oct - 12 Nov' 16 15681 26056
13 Nov - 10 Dec' 16 16629 28497
11 Dec' 16 - 7 Jan' 17 14849 22645
8 Jan - 4 Feb' 17 17449 27165
5 Feb - 4 Mar' 17 17778 28704
5 Mar - 31 Mar' 17 17956 28434
1 Apr - 29 Apr' 17 18688 29074
30 Apr - 27 May' 17 19579 30950
28 May - 24 Jun' 17 19896 30114
25 Jun - 22 Jul '17 21058 32374
23 Jul - 19 Aug '17 19814 30687
20 Aug - 16 Sep '17 20755 30899
17 Sep - 14 Oct '17 22876 35134
15 Oct - 11 Nov '17 23047 36101
12 Nov - 9 Dec '17 23924 38621
10 Dec '17 - 6 Jan '18 21170 30449
7 Jan - 3 Feb '18 24176 37304
4 Feb - 3 Mar '18 24971 37654
4 Mar - 31 Mar '18 25672 38111