British Transport Police

British Transport Police
Welsh: Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig
Logo of the British Transport Police
AbbreviationBTP
Agency overview
Formed1 January 1949 (1949-01-01)
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 jurisdictionGB
Legal jurisdiction
Governing bodyBritish Transport Police Authority
Constituting instruments
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • Railways, tramways, rail transit systems
Operational structure
Overseen by
HeadquartersCamden Road, London
51°32′27″N 0°08′23″W / 51.5408°N 0.1398°W / 51.5408; -0.1398
Police Constables3,113
PCSOs251
Agency executive
Divisions
Website
www.btp.police.uk

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

BTP also polices the London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, 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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