Moorgate trains

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Permalink Reply by Gordon T 4 hours ago

Frequency - we get four trains an hour off-peak. Pre-Covid it was six. Great Northern could have restored the extra services, they claim passenger numbers don't require it. There are plenty of trains available and not fully used, to operate  more services.

Historical footnote, and VERY similar to TfL's proposal I see - this was the luxuriant proposal from GTR back in 2016:

"From May 2018
In conjunction with the new trains and increased capacity, there will also be additional peak and off peak train services to and from Moorgate, increasing the frequency on the route creating a truly metro style service.

• Extra peak services to/from Moorgate to ease overcrowding – up to 14 trains per hour (tph) will operate in the high peak period (up from 12tph today). Across the remaining peak hours trains will run more frequently – up to 12tph (currently 10tph). Additional services will run to Gordon Hill and Hertford North.
• Hertford North: Off peak frequency is proposed to double from 3tph to 6tph all day, Monday to Saturday and from 2tph to 4tph on Sundays
• Hertford North to Stevenage: Off peak frequency will increase to/from Moorgate from 1tph to 2tph all day, all week
• Welwyn Garden City: Off peak and Saturday frequency will increase from 3tph (weekdays) and 2tph (weekends) to 4tph all day, all week."

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