Britain's weary travellers took a record 1.76billion trips by train last year, amid widespread overcrowding and rampant delays. The rail industry said the increase was fuelled by thousands of extra services being laid on, but the figures have fuelled concerns about overcrowding. Passenger trains operated by Southern at Selhurst train depots. Travellers took a record 1.76billion trips by train last yearIn the worst cases, trains had two and a half times more passengers than they are meant to carry – with more customers standing up than sitting down. The train operator currently compensates those who have been delayed for 30 minutes or longer.

Source: Daily Mail June 14, 2019 01:06 UTC