Train journeys through Cumbria were some of the most overcrowded in the UK, according to new statistics.
Two spring TransPennine services - which travelled through Carlisle, Penrith and Oxenholme and Lancaster and four autumn services have been recognised as some of the most overcrowded.
The survey registers passenger numbers that are 200 per cent over capacity.
In autumn last year, the 04:22 from Glasgow Central to Manchester Airport was the second most crowded train in the UK with 219 passengers in excess of its capacity of 191, 215 per cent more than standard capacity.
The 16:00 Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley service was the third most overcrowded by a rate of 196 per cent and the 18:00 Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley service had 176 per cent more passengers than standard capacity. Rounding off the top 10 was the 06:15 Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport service which was 161 per cent over capacity.
A TransPennine Express spokesman said: “We recognise that our services, particularly at peak times can be very busy and we will be introducing extra capacity across our network."
Mick Cash, leader of the RMT union, said: "These figures show that our rail services are dangerously overcrowded due to a chronic failure to plan capacity."
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