LONDON TRANSPORT
- 42-50 VICTORIA STREET
SW1H 0TL LONDON
Phone: 0843 222 1234
E-mail: Send messagewww.tfl.gov.uk
Short profile:
TfL was created in 2000 and is the integrated body responsible for the Capital's transport system.
Its main role is to implement the Mayor's Transport Strategy for London and manage transport services across the Capital for which the Mayor has responsibility.
These services include:
London's buses.
London Underground.
Docklands Light Railway (DLR).
London Overground.
Tramlink.
London River Services.
Victoria Coach Station.
Detailed description:
TfL also has a number of other responsibilities. These include:
Managing the Congestion Charge.
Maintaining 580km of main roads and all of London's traffic lights.
Regulating the city's taxis and private hire trade.
Making London's transport more accessible through coordinating schemes for people with impaired mobility and running Dial-a-Ride alongside the London boroughs Taxicard scheme.
Promoting a range of walking and cycling initiatives.
TfL is a statutory corporation regulated under local government finance rules. It is governed by the GLA Act and has three subsidiary companies incorporated under the Companies Act 2006.
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