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Railways: Overcrowding

Answer

Train operators carry out counts of the number of passengers on their services and provide the Department for Transport with an average for each service that represents the number of passengers on the train at its most crowded point on a "typical" weekday during school term time.The following table shows the number and proportion of morning peak services running from stations in the Woking constituency to London Waterloo that, on a typical weekday in the autumn in each of the last three years, had a higher number of standard class passengers than their planned capacity.

Train services running from stations in the Woking constituency to London Waterloo in the morning peak operating above capacity on a typical weekday
	Services operating above capacity
Autumn	Total services	Number	Percentage
2008	50	19	38
2009	50	17	34
2010	50	26	52
Note:
The table includes all services that call at a station within the Woking constituency and arrive at London Waterloo during the morning peak (07:00-09:59). Stations in the Woking constituency are: Brookwood, Wanborough, West Byfleet, Woking and Worplesdon.
Source:
South West Trains passenger count data.

The figures are based on the number of passengers at a service's busiest point, which will not necessarily be in the Woking constituency. Some trains call at up to six other stations between the Woking constituency and London Waterloo and the busiest point will usually be closer to London for these services.The Department does not hold information about crowding on off-peak services in autumn 2008 and 2009. The Department holds some information about crowding on off-peak services in autumn 2010; this shows little overcrowding on services from the Woking constituency to London Waterloo.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

93394; 540 c37W

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Railways Overcrowding

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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