COMMUTERS have slammed plans to reduce morning rush hour trains as “unacceptable”.
Signs recently put up at Tube stations on the Central Line’s Woodford via Hainault branch reveal TfL’s plans to reduce the number of trains at the busiest time of day from Monday (August 8).
The changes will see the amount of trains passing through Roding Valley, Grange Hill and Chigwell stations reduced by nearly half.
@wesstreeting cancellation of peak time trains - unacceptable. Makes no sense. What can we do? pic.twitter.com/fOE4bwGISd
— Ann Ling (@annieeling) August 4, 2016
@wesstreeting @TfL @centralline we already have to wait 7 minutes at some points in rush hour - this is NOT acceptable.
— Fiona (@fionamarianne) August 4, 2016
The cancellations will mean the number of trains between 8am and 9am will go down from five to three, and trains between 7am and 8am, and 6am to 7am, from five to four.
But TfL will also be adding two trains before 6am and making the last service at night 10 minutes later.
@wesstreeting @TfL @centralline You gotta be kidding me. If they increased the services MORE people would use it = more cars off the road...
— Michael Coles (@colesywhu) August 4, 2016
After the signs appeared at the stations, commuters took to social media to brand the changes “unacceptable”, claiming they will mean more crowded trains and a bigger carbon footprint.
MP for Ilford North Wes Streeting has echoed their concerns, saying it is “unacceptable” of TfL to reduce peak services at “little notice and with no consultation”.
He said: “I completely understand why residents are frustrated by the announcement to reduce services between Woodford and Hainault during the busy rush hour.
“Many people rely on tube services to commute to work, and this reduction will not only inconvenience them but could also mean more crowded trains in the area.
“I will be writing to TFL to ask them to explain this decision and to look at reversing it.”
Roding Valley has a reputation of being the least used station on the entire London Underground network.
TfL has been contacted for comment.
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