ChewChewTrain
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I hope I can be clear what I mean here. Using the example of lines going into London, it’s not unusual for “outer” services to call at less busy (by number of passengers) stations further out, but to skip busier stations further in. However, this is usually compensated for, and then some, by a larger number of “inner” services which serve the busier inner stations and (obviously) not the less busy outer stations.
Are there any instances where, for whatever reason, such compensation does not fully occur, meaning that Station X is busier than Station Y on the same line, but Station Y has more trains per hour calling? Or, for that matter, are there any simpler examples where there are only “outer” services on a line, all starting/terminating at the same station, but more of these call at Y than X?
I hope that’s relatively clear. I’m not sure if “on the same line” is specific enough, but I’m really thinking of examples where stations are within a few dozen miles of each other; comparing (say) Newcastle to Finsbury Park would probably be a bit silly.
Are there any instances where, for whatever reason, such compensation does not fully occur, meaning that Station X is busier than Station Y on the same line, but Station Y has more trains per hour calling? Or, for that matter, are there any simpler examples where there are only “outer” services on a line, all starting/terminating at the same station, but more of these call at Y than X?
I hope that’s relatively clear. I’m not sure if “on the same line” is specific enough, but I’m really thinking of examples where stations are within a few dozen miles of each other; comparing (say) Newcastle to Finsbury Park would probably be a bit silly.
