British Transport Police

British Transport Police
Welsh: *Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig*
British Transport Police; Welsh: Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig
	Logo of the British Transport Police
Abbreviation	BTP
Agency overview
Formed	1 January 1949
Preceding agencies	Great Western Railway Police; London and North Eastern Railway Police; London, Midland and Scottish Railway Police; Southern Railway Police; London Transport Police;
Annual budget	£328.1 million (2021/22)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency; (Operations jurisdiction)	GB
Operations jurisdiction	GB
	Jurisdiction of the British Transport Police
Size	10,000 miles (16,000 km) of track and more than 3,000 railway stations and depots.
Population	Over eight million passengers daily
Legal jurisdiction	England and Wales; Scotland;
Governing body	British Transport Police Authority
Constituting instruments	British Transport Commission Act 1949; Transport Police (Jurisdiction) Act 1994; Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003;
General nature	Civilian police;
Specialist jurisdiction	Railways, tramways, and/or rail transit systems.;
Operational structure
Overviewed by police authority	British Transport Police Authority
Headquarters	25 Camden Road ; London ; NW1 9LN; 51.5408°N 0.1398°W
Police Constables	3,113
PCSOs	251
Agency executives	Lucy D’Orsi, Chief Constable; Adrian Hanstock, Deputy chief constable; Sean O'Callaghan, Assistant chief constable; Charlie Doyle, Assistant chief constable;
Divisions	A Division; B Division; C Division; D Division; E Division;
Facilities
Stations	88
Website
	www.btp.police.uk

British Transport Police (BTP; Welsh: Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig) is a national special police force that polices the railway network of England, Wales and Scotland. The force polices more than 10,000 miles of track and more than 3,000 stations and depots.

BTP also polices the London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, the West Midlands Metro, Tramlink, part of the Tyne and Wear Metro, Glasgow Subway and the London Cable Car.

The force is funded primarily by the rail industry.

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