Date: 05/04/2013

Nearly five per cent more journeys were made to and from the 10 busiest train stations in 2011/12 compared with the previous year, statistics from the Office of Rail Regulation showed. Improvements at Birmingham New Street station, which saw a 26.4 per cent increase in passengers, accounted for some of the rise. The busiest station in 2011/12 was Waterloo in London with more than 94 million passing through, a 2.5 per cent rise on the 2010/11 figure. The next busiest station last year was Victoria in London with a 3.6 per cent increase to more than 76 million passengers.

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BRITAINS major railway stations are getting even more crowded, according to official figures.

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