On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:26:38 +0100
Paul Corfield wrote:
Epping has a x10 minute service off peak and it's x5 to Loughton off
peak. The peak is more frequent than this. I can't think of any
National Rail line that offers stopping services at this sort of
frequency for an equivalent distance out of London at the same fare
level. This would explain the huge volume of railhead commuters at
Epping.

I wonder if it would have made sense to double track the section to north
weald , terminate trains there and capture commuter traffic from the M11.
There are plenty of empty fields around there that could have been turned into
a huge park and ride facility, unlike Epping station which is pretty much
hemmed in.

B2003