New figures from Transport for London suggests the post-pandemic return to the office may have stalled.

London’s Evening Standard newspaper reports TfL finance chiefs have warned that commuter numbers appeared to have reached an “equilibrium” and have only grown by 1.1% in each of the last three months, compared with the same periods last year, and by an average of 2% since April.

The report adds that TfL had expected passenger journeys to rise by 6% in 2024/25, in the wake of a 9% jump in 2023/24, with TfL finance chief Patrick Doig told the TfL board that the “return to the office” was key to TfL continuing to grow its income.

But since April there have been 52m fewer journeys on the capital’s public transport network than expected, resulting in £78m less in fares income than hoped.

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