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Surbiton gains a Café Nero and loses one of its characters

By Surb_People at 14:19 on 04/01/12

Many Surbiton commuters will have noticed the new Café Nero on the London bound platform of the train station. Café Nero, who already have a Surbiton presence in Victoria Road, have taken over from Café Chaud, who have run the three coffee outlets in the station for quite a few years. At the same time as losing the independently run Café Chaud, Surbiton has lost one of its characters. ...
Surbiton Station Poppy Collection

By Surb_People at 22:33 on 29/11/11

I noticed this poster in Surbiton Station today. It highlighted the amount raised by the collector(s) during the week prior to Remembrance Sunday. Every year, they sell poppies inside Surbiton Station and it's a great idea to let everyone know how much they raised. It's not so easy to find places to buy poppies these days, so they (it's usually the same man) provide a good service. The total amount raised...
Network Rail report says Surbiton Station severely overcrowded

By Surb_People at 12:24 on 01/09/11

A Network Rail report has named Surbiton Station as one of 11 stations throughout the country which need urgent action to ease overcrowding. Other London stations named in the report are Charing Cross, Clapham Junction, Fenchurch Street, Victoria and Wimbledon. The report highlights overcrowding as opposed to the busiest stations, although there is of course a connection. Network Rail stated that 'There is...
Surbiton stations need more weekend train carriages

By Surb_People at 15:29 on 18/08/11

Weekend Surbiton trains need more carriages. Surbitonpeople has contacted South West Trains and our local elected representatives to ask for more train carriages on weekend trains from Surbiton and Berrylands stations. All Surbiton commuters will know that the trains on a weekday morning are packed. It's very difficult to find a seat and often the standing areas are over-crowded, even though most of the trains...
Station Station re-zoning: Cheaper fares on the cards?

By Surb_People at 13:46 on 12/08/11

Boris Johnson and Tony Arbour, Surbiton's GLA representative, pushed the potential re-zoning of Surbiton station up the political agenda recently. If successful, their campaign could see Surbiton move from Zone 6 to Zone 5, saving Surbiton commuters hundreds of pounds a year. Surbiton's Conservative London Assembly Member, Mr Arbour believes the stations are in the wrong zone and highlighted that there are currently 23...

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No extra weekend train carriages for Surbiton - just yet!

By SueBradx

Good work surbiton people! South West trains just don't care about passengers. Let's hope the...

By Surb_People at 21:26 on 12/01/12

South West Trains have said that they have 'no immediate plans' to increase the number of weekend carriages for Surbiton trains, but there is a chance of an increase in the future. Surbitonpeople has been pestering South West Trains for more carriages on weekend trains from Surbiton stations for some time now. It's certainly not been easy communicating with the train company who have been both slow to reply and...
Surbiton station train confusion

By Jez_London

Despite holding a licence to print money since 1996, SWT continually and consistently show a total...

By Surb_People at 22:20 on 13/12/11

Major delays at Surbiton and Berrylands stations this morning resulted in an apology from South West Trains and Network Rail this afternoon. However, their apologies were badly timed as signalling problems at New Malden are causing further long delays this evening. The delays are expected to continue until midnight. Like many other people I turned up at Surbiton station this morning about 8am to be met with...
Surbiton road-works to cause months of delays

By elyobelyob

Ha ha, managed to open an old story .. but could almost believe the local council digging it up...

By Surb_People at 10:33 on 11/01/11

Central Surbiton is set for major road-works that could cause delays for over two months. These yellow advance warning signs have been put out warning of Gas Main replacement works starting on 17th January in Victoria Road, St Mark's Hill and Claremont Road. The signs do warn of the possibility of long delays due to the use of temporary traffic signals. However, surbitonpeople has been advised that the...
SW Trains snub call for more weekend carriages

By mayolad

This is the same company that has just been given a "customer service award" by the...

By Surb_People at 19:29 on 22/09/11

Last month we ran an article calling for more weekend carriages for trains serving Surbiton and Berrylands Stations. It seems ridiculous for passengers to be standing on trains during the weekend because they cut the number of carriages from 12 (peak time weekdays) to only 4 at the weekend. You can read our original article here. We have received a response from South West Trains and we have printed the...
Trains - beware of changed timetable and overcrowding

By concernedres

Lets hope the they dont reduce the number of trains running out of surbiton station while putting...

By Surb_People at 10:07 on 20/12/10

If you've commuted into London this morning, you will probably have noticed that there is a special timetable at the moment. Normal train times have been changed and there are fewer trains and often fewer carriages than normal. You can check out the new timetable and keep up to date with any changes here. This morning there was severe overcrowding on many trains, so do try to get an earlier train if you need to...