# Transport for London API: Get line status > Gets the current or future-day service status for London Tube, Elizabeth line, DLR, Overground, tram or a named bus route. Multiple notices on one line are combined into the most disruptive status. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Transport for London. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/tfl.gov.uk/get-line-status - Method: `tfl.gov.uk/get_line_status`, version 1 - Website: tfl.gov.uk - Returns: line name, type, status, reason, valid from/to, line id, severity number - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `date` | string | no | | Future service date in YYYY-MM-DD, such as 2026-10-03. Omit for the current live status. Must be today or later. | | `line` | string | no | | Line name or bus route number, such as Northern, Elizabeth line, Mildmay, Overground or 73. Omit for all rail and tram lines. Default "". | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json {} ``` Its output: ```json { "lines": [ { "type": "Tube", "reason": null, "status": "Good service", "line_id": "bakerloo", "valid_to": null, "line_name": "Bakerloo", "page_link": "https://tfl.gov.uk/tube-bus-river/status/", "valid_from": null, "severity_number": 10 }, { "type": "Tube", "reason": "Central Line: Minor delays due to an earlier faulty train at Perivale and following a late finish of engineering work.", "status": "Minor delays", "line_id": "central", "valid_to": "2026-10-24T01:29:00+01:00", "line_name": "Central", "page_link": "https://tfl.gov.uk/tube-bus-river/status/", "valid_from": "2026-10-23T07:42:07+01:00", "severity_number": 9 }, { "type": "Tube", "reason": "Circle Line: Minor delays due to an earlier faulty train at Euston Square.", "status": "Minor delays", "line_id": "circle", "valid_to": "2026-10-24T01:29:00+01:00", "line_name": "Circle", "page_link": "https://tfl.gov.uk/tube-bus-river/status/", "valid_from": "2026-10-23T09:08:25+01:00", "severity_number": 9 } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"tfl.gov.uk/get_line_status","input":{}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Is the Northern line running normally right now? - What's the service status for the Elizabeth line on 2026-10-03? - Any delays on bus route 73 today? - Check whether the DLR has part-suspended service this evening. - Are there planned closures on the Overground for 2026-11-14 on tfl.gov.uk? ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "date": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 10, "minLength": 10, "description": "Future service date in YYYY-MM-DD, such as 2026-10-03. Omit for the current live status. Must be today or later." }, "line": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "Line name or bus route number, such as Northern, Elizabeth line, Mildmay, Overground or 73. Omit for all rail and tram lines." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "lines" ], "properties": { "lines": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "line_name", "type", "status", "reason", "valid_from", "valid_to", "page_link", "line_id", "severity_number" ], "properties": { "type": { "type": "string", "description": "Transport type." }, "reason": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Explanation when service is not good, or null." }, "status": { "type": "string", "description": "Service status in words." }, "line_id": { "type": "string", "description": "TfL line identifier.", "x-fous-developer": true }, "valid_to": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date-time", "description": "End of the reported status in London local time, or null." }, "line_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Line or bus route name." }, "page_link": { "type": "string", "description": "TfL service status page for this line." }, "valid_from": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date-time", "description": "Beginning of the reported status in London local time, or null." }, "severity_number": { "type": "integer", "description": "TfL status severity number.", "x-fous-developer": true } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Service status in TfL line order." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Transport for London API: Plan a London journey](https://fous.com/methods/tfl.gov.uk/plan-journey.md): Plans a London public transport journey between two places, stations, addresses or postcodes with the TfL Journey Planner, leaving or arriving at a given time. 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A date older than FlightAware's public two-week list is looked up on the flight's history page when FlightAware still shows it. - [Atlassian API: Get service status](https://fous.com/methods/atlassian.com/get-service-status.md): Gets the official overall status, components, active incidents and scheduled maintenance for a service from its Atlassian Statuspage summary feed. - [Downdetector API: Check service status](https://fous.com/methods/downdetector.com/check-service-status.md): Checks whether an app or website has current problems in a country on Downdetector: its status, reports in the latest 15-minute interval, the usual report count, the most reported problem types and the most affected locations when shown. The service must have a public Downdetector page in that country. - [FlixBus API: Search bus trips](https://fous.com/methods/flixbus.com/search-bus-trips.md): Finds dated FlixBus trip options between two cities, with stops, local times, availability and displayed per-person prices, including partner operators on some routes. - [TVmaze API: Get TV schedule](https://fous.com/methods/tvmaze.com/get-tv-schedule.md): Gets the TV broadcasts scheduled in a country for a date from TVmaze. It can also add local and worldwide streaming releases. Airtimes are shown in the service's timezone, or in UTC when the service has none. - [All Transport for London methods](https://fous.com/methods/tfl.gov.uk.md)