Richard Dixon wrote in
. 253:

Maybe I should have said "busy-ness" and not business, but just
wondering if anyone knew of any websites that detailed how busy trains
are coming in to central London from suburbs?

I am thinking of moving further outward but wondering, aside from
actually waiting at various train platforms in the rush-hour, as to
how full trains are on their approach to London?

For people looking for a longer commuter from more rural areas, I
would have thought "getting a seat on the train" is paramount, and I
would have thought there'd be some sort of resource to help with this
somewhere on the web?

Thanks in advance for any information !
Richard

It certainly used to be the case that longer distance commuters had more
chance of getting a seat, but things are now changing. There is enourmous
variation by route and your precise journey (it's much easier to get a seat
at Waterloo or Liverpool Street than Clapham Junction or Stratford for
example).

Neither is distance a guarantee of a seat - I understand that people are
regularly standing between Waterloo and Winchester...

Which part of London do you have to get to (if you are planning a long
distance commuter that last thing you want is a long journey from your
London terminal)?

David