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Anybody know more detail about the background here? Are more passengers diverting onto Southern and changing at Clapham Junction? At a guess this is to put a couple of firebreaks into the service as longer dwells are accumulating delays. Do the trains continue to run on the slows but not stop? I don't understand how removing the stops can do much for station overcrowding though.
Raynes Park To Waterloo Alterations (Weekday Mornings)
Until at least 3 July the 07:21 and 09:22 Raynes Park - London Waterloo services will not call at Clapham Junction or Vauxhall.
Raynes Park 07:21 09:22
Wimbledon 07:25 09:26
Earlsfield 07:29 09:30
Clapham Junction Not Stopping 07:33 09:34
Vauxhall Not Stopping 07:38 09:39
Waterloo 07:44 09:45
We operate one of the busiest networks in Europe, with more than half a million passengers every day and we appreciate that means many passengers are travelling on trains which can be overcrowded, particularly at peak times. Therefore, we are always investigating how we can improve our train service for you. As part of this we have been reviewing our morning peak train services at key London stations.
We have been conducting a trial since February to help us find out whether these changes to two of our services will improve the punctuality and reliability of our services and reduce overcrowding at busy stations. We have reviewed all of the feedback received and need to gather some further data so will be continuing with these changes until at least 3 July 2015 with a further review at that point.
Since December 2014 the Thameslink Programme has changed the usual services to and from London Bridge, one of the country?s busiest stations. As a result, many passengers have changed their usual journeys and South West Trains, like other train operators in the region, has seen a further increase in passengers, leading to some of our inner London stations reporting even larger than usual crowds. This is uncomfortable and frustrating for passengers and also increases congestion at stations, leading to delays.
We want to provide the fullest possible train service to you, but we also want to make sure that we are reliable and on time. This trial is part of our ongoing work to improve our train service to you.
Anybody know more detail about the background here? Are more passengers diverting onto Southern and changing at Clapham Junction? At a guess this is to put a couple of firebreaks into the service as longer dwells are accumulating delays. Do the trains continue to run on the slows but not stop? I don't understand how removing the stops can do much for station overcrowding though.
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