10 Busiest Commuter Trains in England and Wales Revealed

The Department for Transport said the most overcrowded train service in England and Wales last autumn was a Thameslink morning rush-hour service between Bedford and Three Bridges in West Sussex, with a load factor of 176% at London St Pancras shortly after 08:00, BBC reported. The second busiest was a West Midlands service from London Euston to Crewe, Cheshire, departing at 17:46, with a load factor of 170%. Overall overcrowding on commuter trains serving major English and Welsh cities fell slightly for the first time since 2020, as seating capacity increased by 4% in 12 months. The DfT said 1.1% of peak-time travellers were on overcrowded trains, while more than 1.2 million of the average 1.9 million journeys on a typical autumn day were in London.