THE most overcrowded train in the country runs between London and Crewe, according to a new Department for Transport figures.

Measuring overcrowding on services in autumn 2013, the survey found that London Midland’s 4.46pm London Euston to Crewe service ran at 111 per cent over capacity.

Transport Minister, Claire Perry, said: "Since 1995 passenger journeys on the railway have more than doubled, with 1.6 billion journeys being recorded in the last year.

"This means that on too many journeys, passengers have to stand in cramped conditions. Train operators must act now, they must find new ways to create space on the network and in their trains."

She added: "We are investing more than GBP38 billion in our railway delivering more trains, more seats and more services and we are pushing ahead with plans for a national high-speed rail network that will help solve the problem in the long term.”