Save the direct train service from Beckenham Junction/Kent House/Penge East/Sydenham Hill/West Dulwich to Blackfriars

'Temporary' reductions in services have an unfortunate tendency to become permanent!

Please reinstate. On behalf of a family member who now has to travel further, in the wrong direction and change between 2 increasingly overcrowded trains to get to work.

It makes no sense to stop this important direct commuter service, inconveniencing many people.

I use this train 5 days a week but am now having to travel further out to go direct or change trains. I have worked full time in the office since July 2020 and have noticed how much busier the trains are getting, it is time to reinstate this trains.

This service is votal to an already overcrowded route. the service should continue. if thameslink think its uneconomical there is still an underserved route eg hayes kent which it van use to top up and increase profitability. new flat developments along that line has meant higher demand for more trains on that route snd the beckenham area as spilage.

Essential line in to the city that needs to be reinstated.

We desperately need the return of this service. As we are now back to pre-Covid crowd levels on trains are getting silly.

Please can we have this device back, I got the Victoria train today and it was super packed, please bring it back there are people who will be wanting to use the direct train to Blackfriars.

This service is vital to City workers and reduces tube numbers from Victoria

The direct train Penge East to London Blackfriars was incredibly helpful and I’m disappointed it’s currently cut. My journeys take longer, are busier and if not timed well the change at Herne Hill can leave me waiting a long time. Please bring it back.

Valuable Service which should be retained.

Please reinstate this extremely important and valuable service. What should be a simple journey Is made extremely hard by having to change at Herne Hill which is extremely busy during peak times and does not have particularly frequent trains, leading to long waits which will not be pleasant in the winter months particularly!

We have no Underground and neither the Elizabeth Line or a possible CrossRail2 will improve services to SE London. We need direct services like this.

I currently have to use an alternative route from another station so as not to change trains which I believe many others will do too, any monitoring will not take this into account!

Essential service that needs to be re-instated now that everyone is going back to the office. Changing at Herne Hill will be very difficult due to those trains being extremely busy already

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The direct service from Beckenham Junction to Blackfriars is a crucial link for so many people working in the City. Changing at Herne Hill is not really a viable option at peak times - Thameslink trains arrive packed and often impossible to board.

Pls.re-instate Beckenham to Blackfriars service.

Please keep this route! My journey to work at Elephant and Castle is much harder without it - very busy changing at Herne Hill and trains are not very frequent!

Please keep this line!

I grave to use this train to get to work