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The 16.16 Kings’s Cross to Royston operated by Govia Great Northern today heads the London list of shame as one of the most overcrowded trains in the country.

A total of 475 commuters regularly struggle to get on the four carriage train designed to take 239 – an increase of 199 per cent.

Official government statistics show that eight of the top 10 trains heading the list of shame operate on London’s routes.

The 4.22 Glasgow Central to Manchester Airport is named as the most overcrowded train in the country in the Department for Transport (DfT) Autumn survey.

The 16.00 Manchester Airport to Edinburgh comes in second place carrying 387 passenger compared to the standard capacity of 191.

After that the next eight positions are all occupied by London.

The Great Northern service is placed third overall followed followed by the 7.16 East Grinstead.

This 12 carriage train regularly carries 1,220 commuters compared to the 640 it was designed to take. – a staggering increase of 191 per cent.

This train – when topped the list of shame last year with 1,300 passengers regularly packing on. Both services are operated by Govia.

Overcrowding levels have risen sharply since the statistics were first compiled in 2011.

In fifth place comes the 17.46 Euston to Crewe (West Midlands Trains) carrying 769 passengers (designed for 412;) followed by the 7.27 Reigate to London Bridge (Govia/Southern) carrying 1191 (669.)

After that in seventh places is the 7.32 Woking to Waterloo (South Western Railway) 1267 passengers (720;) followed by the 6.54 Bognor Regis to London Bridge (Govia Southern) carrying 1175 passengers (669.)

In ninth position is another Govia service, the 6.57 Brighton to Bedford with 1115 commuters packed on (638) with the 7.02 Working to Waterloo (South Western Railway) in 10th slot with 1,235 passengers compared with the 720 is is designed to carry.

The DfT said the rail companies are “required to plan their timetables in such a way that, as far as possible, crowding is not unduly concentrated on any particular route or individual service.”

Commuters, many paying thousands of pounds a year for their ticket, say this is far from the truth; that their train is always overcrowded and they never get a seat despite annual fares hikes.