Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 71759
South Western Railway: Overcrowding
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Question
Mr Will Forster
Liberal Democrat — Woking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle overcrowding on the 18:00 South Western Railway service from London Waterloo to (a) Woking and (b) Portsmouth Harbour.
Answer
Simon LightwoodWe are aware this service is the eighth busiest in the country. The Department are supporting South Western Railway (SWR) to reduce overcrowding. Once the new Arterio train fleet have been introduced on the SWR suburban network, SWR will have the opportun...
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