{"id":31072,"date":"2016-10-16T18:55:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T18:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=31072"},"modified":"2016-10-16T18:55:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T18:55:04","slug":"vox-pop-cardiffs-train-overcrowding-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2016\/10\/16\/vox-pop-cardiffs-train-overcrowding-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Voxpop: Cardiff&#8217;s train overcrowding problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Train commuters have recently experienced some of the worst cases of overcrowding travelling to and from Cardiff, with some would-be passengers left stranded at the station.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers are feeling the pressure of reduced carriages at peak travel times, which is leaving numerous commuters packed together with little space to move.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2dGUqyb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maintenance work<\/a> on train lines connected to Cardiff are expected to continue up until the end of the year \u2013 with Arriva Trains Wales substituting trains for bus transfers during these periods.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31445\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/NoLogo_4_Train_Large_AJ.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31445\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/NoLogo_4_Train_Large_AJ.jpg\" alt=\"The Ebbw vale train line faces overcrowding on a regular basis\" width=\"480\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/NoLogo_4_Train_Large_AJ.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/NoLogo_4_Train_Large_AJ-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31445\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/NoLogo_4_Train_Large_AJ.jpg\" alt=\"The Ebbw vale train line faces overcrowding on a regular basis\" width=\"480\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/NoLogo_4_Train_Large_AJ.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/NoLogo_4_Train_Large_AJ-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The Ebbw Vale train line faces overcrowding on a regular basis<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A spokesperson for Arriva Trains Wales says that the current overcrowding is due to an unforeseen passenger growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe healthy growth in passenger figures reflects the continuing popularity of rail travel across our network,\u201d they said, \u201chowever, there are no additional or spare carriages available in the UK at present and we are therefore limited in the number of carriages we can use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/&lt;iframe width='100%' height='420' frameborder='0' src='http:\/\/www.bettertransport.org.uk\/maps\/rail-usage.html' allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Credit: Better Transport<\/p>\n<p>Cardiff\u2019s frequent travellers are angered by the delays and extreme overcrowding they have to endure on a regular basis. Many of these have taken to social media to express their concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Elliw Mai, a broadcast journalist from the BBC, shares her discomfort from having to stand on a packed train via Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cardiff to L&#39;pool. \u00a365 for the pleasure of standing in a shed on wheels. 2 carriages?! Don&#39;t know why I expect anything more of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArrivaTW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ArrivaTW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elliw Mai (@ElliwMai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElliwMai\/status\/786944141494222849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that there is a problem with the local system; which is leading to many <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2eeE42w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">upset passengers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the negativity surrounding frequent overcrowding on services passing through Cardiff, the spokesperson for Arriva Trains Wales reassures, \u201cWe are doing all we can to provide for the needs of our customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe constantly review our timetables to ensure that our fleet of trains are used where they are needed most, and plan our maintenance regime accordingly so we have as many trains out in service as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this doesn\u2019t seem to be enough for commuters.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our voxpop for more opinions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can Cardiff\u2019s train overcrowding issues be solved? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":31445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[4650,5465,5466,5467,634,639],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-31072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-no-logo","tag-arriva-trains-wales","tag-cardiff-central","tag-cardiff-train","tag-train-overcrowding","tag-travel","tag-vox-pop"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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