Commuters have been promised more space after South West Trains completed the roll-out of an extra 108 carriages on some of its busiest routes.

The train operator said on Wednesday (June 22) that the £65m investment in new and refurbished carriages meant peak services could now accommodate more than 23,000 additional passengers.

It said extra carriages were now in operation on 19 morning and 26 evening services on its Windsor, Weybridge, Staines and Hounslow lines, as well as being introduced on services elsewhere.

SWT said the new carriages, introduced as part of the Government's High Level Output Specification Programme (HLOS), featured wider doors, improved seating, full CCTV and new flooring.

Inside one of South West Trains' refurbished Class 456 carriages

It said another 150 brand new carriages would be introduced from next year, further increasing capacity across its network on which more than half a million passenger journeys are made each day.

Christian Roth, managing director of South West Trains, said: "The completion of this multi-million pound scheme is excellent news for passengers travelling on one of Europe's busiest railways.

"We are now operating more than 1,400 carriages and providing well over half a million journeys every day and the completion of this significant investment means we are able to provide more space for more passengers than ever before."

Which services are getting extra carriages?

(only showing SWT services on Windsor, Weybridge, Staines and Hounslow lines)

Morning

0615 London Waterloo London Waterloo
0617 Twickenham London Waterloo
0623 Windsor & Eton Riverside London Waterloo
0632 Weybridge London Waterloo
0648 Hounslow London Waterloo
0653 Windsor & Eton Riverside London Waterloo
0700 Shepperton London Waterloo
0729 Hounslow London Waterloo
0723 Windsor & Eton Riverside London Waterloo
0702 Weybridge London Waterloo
0759 Hounslow London Waterloo
0753 Windsor & Eton Riverside London Waterloo
0733 Weybridge London Waterloo
0823 Windsor & Eton Riverside London Waterloo
0803 Weybridge London Waterloo
0827 Hounslow London Waterloo
0901 Hounslow London Waterloo
0853 Windsor & Eton Riverside London Waterloo
0832 Weybridge London Waterloo

Evening

1607 London Waterloo Hounslow
1615 London Waterloo Twickenham
1622 London Waterloo Weybridge
1628 London Waterloo Windsor & Eton Riverside
1637 London Waterloo Hounslow
1645 London Waterloo Hounslow
1652 London Waterloo Weybridge
1658 London Waterloo Windsor & Eton Riverside
1707 London Waterloo Hounslow
1713 London Waterloo Teddington
1715 London Waterloo Hounslow
1722 London Waterloo Weybridge
1728 London Waterloo Windsor & Eton Riverside
1737 London Waterloo Hounslow
1745 London Waterloo Hounslow
1752 London Waterloo Weybridge
1758 London Waterloo Windsor & Eton Riverside
1807 London Waterloo Hounslow
1815 London Waterloo Hounslow
1822 London Waterloo Weybridge
1828 London Waterloo Windsor & Eton Riverside
1837 London Waterloo Hounslow
1843 London Waterloo Shepperton
1845 London Waterloo Hounslow
1852 London Waterloo Weybridge
1858 London Waterloo Windsor & Eton Riverside