Hopefully this hasn't been discussed already but I didn't find a thread.
Given service frequencies will Increase either on the 7 or 14 September, are passenger numbers predicted to increase around or shortly after this time? What science are they using to increase train services on these dates? Especially off peak.
This summer I have been travelling to various places from Guildford including multiple trips to Eastbourne.
Now that the school holidays are practically over, I imagine I will make less trips mid week to places and only really travel at weekends if visiting family. However this is at the point just before service frequencies are being increased! I'm talking about off peak in my perticular cases
Even after the increase I probably would think twice about travelling to London for the evening as the last fast train from Waterloo to Guildford, with a loo on board, is the 22:45. There is an 0:09 at least, abet with no loo. Although last Saturday evening I couldn't see it listed. I was on a delayed train from Bournemouth to Woking and thought there was a slight chance I might miss the 23:13 Woking to Guildford service, which was as far as I could see, the last service from Woking to Guildford. It wasn't as it turned out. As it was, I made the connection. However I see the 0:09 didn't run on Bank Holiday Monday.
I appricate my thinking on this is coloured by the train services that pass the through Guildford and it maybe different elsewhere in terms of passengers travelling.
Given service frequencies will Increase either on the 7 or 14 September, are passenger numbers predicted to increase around or shortly after this time? What science are they using to increase train services on these dates? Especially off peak.
This summer I have been travelling to various places from Guildford including multiple trips to Eastbourne.
Now that the school holidays are practically over, I imagine I will make less trips mid week to places and only really travel at weekends if visiting family. However this is at the point just before service frequencies are being increased! I'm talking about off peak in my perticular cases
Even after the increase I probably would think twice about travelling to London for the evening as the last fast train from Waterloo to Guildford, with a loo on board, is the 22:45. There is an 0:09 at least, abet with no loo. Although last Saturday evening I couldn't see it listed. I was on a delayed train from Bournemouth to Woking and thought there was a slight chance I might miss the 23:13 Woking to Guildford service, which was as far as I could see, the last service from Woking to Guildford. It wasn't as it turned out. As it was, I made the connection. However I see the 0:09 didn't run on Bank Holiday Monday.
I appricate my thinking on this is coloured by the train services that pass the through Guildford and it maybe different elsewhere in terms of passengers travelling.