HC Deb 10 November 1997 vol 300 cc438-9W
Mr. Austin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the percentage of passengers in excess of capacity carried by each train operating company during(a) the morning peak hours and (b) the evening peak hours and the number of standing passengers that this represents in each case; and if he will make a statement. [13051]

Ms Glenda Jackson

Figures for 1995 and 1996 are in the table. The trend shows that the number of peak passengers into and out of London has increased but the levels of crowding have reduced. Certain ScotRail services are also subject to Passengers in Excess of Capacity (PIXC) monitoring, but figures are not yet available.

Passengers in excess of capacity: London terminals
1995 AM 1996 AM Change 1995 PM 1996 PM Change 1995 total 1996 total Change
London, Tilbury and Southend(per cent.) 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3
North London
Watford Local (Inner) (per cent.) 0.0 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.3
Northampton (Outer) (per cent.) 0.6 1.3 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.0
Total (per cent.) 0.5 1.4 0.9 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.3 1.3 1.0
South West Trains
Inner (per cent.) 7.1 3.4 -3.7 0.3 1.2 0.9 4.2 2.4 -1.8
Outer (per cent.) 3.5 2.2 -1.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 1.9 1.3 -0.6
Total (per cent.) 5.9 3.0 -2.9 0.3 0.9 0.6 3.4 2.0 -1.4
Thames (per cent.) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thameslink
Inner (NSC) (per cent.) 7.5 4.6 -2.9 0.0 6.4 6.4 4.3 5.5 1.2
Outer (North/South) (per cent.) 1.6 1.4 -0.2 3.0 2.1 -0.9 2.3 1.7 -0.6
Total (per cent.) 2.6 2.0 -0.6 2.6 2.9 0.3 2.6 2.4 -0.2
West Anglia and Great Northern
Inner (per cent.) 4.8 1.7 -3.1 2.3 0.4 -1.9 3.6 1.1 -2.5
Outer (per cent.) 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.1 1.2 0.5 1.3 0.8
Total (per cent.) 2.7 1.1 -1.6 1.6 1.3 -0.3 2.2 1.2 -1.0
London PIXC total (per cent.) 3.0 2.6 -0.4 1.0 1.2 0.2 2.1 1.9 -0.2
Passenger numbers 382,244 387,488 5,244 328,836 336,972 8,136 711,080 724,460 13,380
Passenger numbers (per cent.) 100 101.37 1.37 100 102.47 2.47 100 101.88 1.88
Number of passengers in excess of capacity 11,532 9,948 -1,584 3,222 3,962 740 14,754 13,910 -844