Growing passenger numbers mean Hull Trains is running extended 10 carriage trains on a number of its services from Wednesday to Sunday, with 28% more passengers being carried than before the pandemic.
Louise Mendham, the company’s Service Delivery Director said: “Since the start of last year, we have been carefully monitoring our 10 car trials and reviewing the structure of our timetable as a result of a significant increase in demand, leading to this decision to introduce the new services.
“Introducing this extra capacity, especially on a Sunday, is something we’ve not been able to achieve before, and the additions will now bring an extra 4,000 seats per week for our customers. These changes will account for one of our biggest timetable transformations for capacity in our 23-year history.”
Introducing this extra capacity, especially on a Sunday, has been an aspiration of the operator for some time. The decision has also meant new jobs for extra On Board Managers and On Board hosts.
