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Train business
On 7 Jul, 10:07, Richard Dixon wrote:
Paul Oter wrote : I have been catching peak trains between Cambridge and Liverpool Street about two or three times a week for the past seven years. They all stop at Broxbourne. Since I always get a seat at Cambridge I tend not to pay too much attention to how crowded they get in the morning, but my general impression is that although it is almost certain you would need to stand from Broxbourne, the trains are not "heaving" and only have a few people standing per carriage. A lot of people get off at Tottenham Hale, so you may be able to get a seat from there to Liverpool Street (which is about half the journey time). Paul - thanks for the feedback - good to hear from someone who actually uses that line. I hadn't realised that half the journey was the section post-Tottenham Hale, so that would make things more bearable (I currently have generally a 20-minute stand with my current commute). What time are you typically getting on at Cambridge? Typically 0748 or later, which arrives at Liverpool Street at 0905 or so (and to my desk at 0915). Just to be clear: this is a busy train, with all seats taken and people standing by the time it calls at Broxbourne. It's 15 minutes from there to Tottenham Hale, where a lot of people get off, then a further 15 mins to Liverpool Street. I still see people standing after Tottenham but the turnover of seats means you probably have a chance of being able to grab a seat there if you need to. As other have mentioned, in 2006 a DfT report once named the 0802 Cambridge to Liverpool Street train (which no longer runs) as the busest in the country. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4830370.stm However I used to travel on that exact train on numerous occasions and so know that this was nonsense. Apparently the researchers visited on an unusual day when a preceding service had been cancelled. On the way home the 1758 Liverpool Street to King's Lynn usually has free seats in the front carriage of this eight-car train (despite people standing at the back) , though I would recommend not leaving it until the very last minute to board. The reason why this train is rarely full is that it doesn't stop at Harlow Town and is immediately preceded by a Stansted Express which calls at Harlow Town and Bishop's Stortford. PaulO |
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