Minstral25
Established Member
Those trains are absolutely rammed during the peak hours, almost impossible to board after Tulse Hill. It might be more bearable if the Purley-Caterham passengers take their alternative fast trains and the 2tph to Beckenham Junction returns. There’s also one extra train an hour between Streatham Common and Selhurst to East Croydon which might relieve some overcrowding in that direction.
The service will be 2tph London Bridge to East Croydon and 2tph London Bridge to Beckenham Junction from 5th September as mentioned in the original post. So London Bridge to Tulse Hill will be 4 trains per hour.
Obviously Purley/Caterham to London Bridge customers will be using the half hourly fast services but they probably were already. Hopefully it will be better although there will be 1 or 2 in the peak that will still be crowded I'm sure.
Let's wait and see