Steve M wrote in article
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MaxB wrote:
On 13 Mar, 21:08, Steve M wrote:
Jack Taylor wrote:
wrote:

Does this happen a lot? Why has the branch survived?
No - and because a hell of a lot of people use it.
Not true. There are only a few quieter stations anywhere else on
the
network, and certainly none as close to Central London as Olympia.
There
are around 400 entries and 400 exits during the AM peak (0700 to
1000)
which, if divided between the 12 or so trains which run during
this
period, give around 30 per train, or 5 per carriage. Off peak, the
numbers are lower. Roding Valley, Chigwell and Chesham are
lower... any
others?

You are referring to the Overground - the OP was talking about the
tube, and of the trains I observed (but didn't count) I would
reckon
up to 200 on several trains, maybe a 1000 in total between 0700 and
1000. Incidentally, we counted over 400 entries and exits just on
the
southbound platform.

MaxB

Nope, I'm referring to London Underground District Line services, and

the figures are LU's own. But I suppose those are subject to the
usual
caveats about data collection, surveys, people touching in and out
etc.

Those may be LU's figures but Kensington Olympia is a National Rail
station so I looked up their figures (annual, 2004-05, based on ticket
sales including seasons and the London Area Travel Survey)

It's number 257 (after Eastleigh, before Stoke-on-Trent) with 1,159,086
entries+exits (Surbiton, nr 37 has 5,845,840) so not a quiet station at
all.

See Berrylands, nr 1032 with 191,698

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Mike D