More Bums on Seats on Balham Trains

Balham commuters will have more chance of getting their bums on seats on their daily train journey.

  

Southern Railways has now confirmed it is ordering extra carriages for rush hour services in December 2013 meaning more Balham travellers can now look forward to a more comfortable journey to work.

  

The company operates key local routes including the overcrowded service to Victoria via Balham, Wandsworth Common, Clapham Junction and Battersea Park.

  

The breakthrough is the second major victory in a matter of weeks for Wandsworth Council's long running campaign to increase capacity on the local rail network. 

Wandsworth Council's transport spokesman Cllr Russell King said:  

"After years of campaigning we finally have a clear timetable in place for the introduction of longer, higher capacity trains on Wandsworth's busiest rail services.

  

"For the passengers who board these jam-packed trains everyday the extra carriages cannot come fast enough and we will be pressing the rail industry to keep  to  these deadlines.

  

"Improving Wandsworth's transport services is a top priority for this council. Through our Travel Choices campaign we are working hard to introduce new transport options like Boris Bikes while fighting for the investment we need to improve Wandsworth's rail, bus and tube services."