1. Planes, Trains, Tubes & Buses: Checking-in on trains, tube stations, buses & airplanes, shows that
even on the go, people are engaging with geo-location. Fancy being
Getting Around Central London According to mayor of the entire London transport network? Here’s where to start...
Location has a named train station & tube station on Foursquare
Location only has a named tube station on Foursquare
Camden Town
Station
Airport Check-ins
378 Check-ins King’s Cross & Luton (LTN) - 471 Gatwick (LGW) - 971
Location only has a named train station on Foursquare (11%) (23%)
St. Pancras Stations
3,318 Check-ins
Paddington Station Stanstead (STN)
Euston Stations 683 (16%)
1,859 Check-ins Baker Street Station 2,068 Check-ins
Edgware Road Station
553 Check-ins
82 Check-ins
Liverpool
Street
Stations
Old Street Station 2,330 Check-ins
City (LCY) Heathrow
Oxford Circus 1,280 Check-ins
626 (15%) (LHR) - 1,564
Shepherd’s Bond Station Tottenham Ct. Road
Marble Arch Street (36%)
Bush Stations 1,501 Check-ins Station
Station Station 490 Check-ins
560 Check-ins
112 Check-ins Holborn Station Bank
160 Check-ins 474 Check-ins Stations
292 Check-ins
Tower Hill
Oxford ‘X’ Crossing
Green Park
High Street
Station
Monument Station The Oxford ‘X’ Crossing, opened Nov. 2009,
Kensington Leicester Square Station Station 293 Check-ins
Station
155 Check-ins
367 Check-ins 36 Check-ins has 397 check-ins or 24% of Oxford Circus
316 Check-ins Piccadilly Circus Station’s check-ins and 116% of
X
Hyde Park Corner Station
Station 173 Check-ins Charing Cross Station Oxford Street’s 341 check-ins.
94 Check-ins 1,989 Check-ins
Hammersmith
Station Bermondsey
142 Check-ins Station
41 Check-ins
Victoria Station Embankment Station
2,276 Check-ins 286 Check-ins
Canary Wharf Bus Ride Check-Ins
Stations
Fulham Broadway Station 1.) Bus 149 - 128 check-ins
181 Check-ins Waterloo London 321 Check-ins
Pimlico
Borough Bridge Station 2.)Bus 242 - 92 check-ins
63 Check-ins Station Station 3,160 Check-ins
3,192 Check-ins 3.) 134 Bus - 42 check-ins
178 Check-ins
4.) 87 Bus - 35 check-ins
Putney Bridge Station
163 Check-ins 5.) 521 Bus - 32 check-ins
Popular locations for travel in Central London are 6.) No. 87 Bus - 23 check-ins
Vauxhall Station
mirrored on Foursquare, with heavy tra c destinations
On a Boat?
652 Check-ins
becoming more popular within the network. However,
22 venues in London are tagged as ‘boat’, the personalized nature of London’s transport check-ins
giving the “I’m on a boat” badge Stockwell Station means it doesn’t fully represent who goes where in the city.
on check-in. Alternatively, 280 Check-ins As users check-in on buses, planes & airports, personal preference,
2 venues are tagged Clapham
North Station Brixton Stations network access & clear naming of locations, not badges (such as
as ‘Not a Boat’, giving 155 Check-ins
nothing..
192 Check-ins
with boats), will encourage activity and Foursquare popularity.
by DuBose Cole - @Dubosecole *Check-ins denotes ‘Total Check-ins’ **Data correct as of 13.04.2010 ***Venue Search includes 14,000 aggregated Foursquare venues in Zones 1-2 of Central London