South Western Railway has announced that 45,000 passenger journeys were made between London Waterloo and Windsor and Eton Riverside for the Royal Wedding over the weekend.

Train services were doubled to four ten-carriage trains an hour between the two stations for the big day.

Extra staff and volunteers were on hand at key stations to keep the passengers moving to see Prince Harry, and the now, Princess Meghan get married.

South Western Railway also had station announcements pre-recorded in Mandarin for the Chinese visitors making the journey to Windsor for the big day.

What did the officials say?

South Western Railway Managing Director, Andy Mellors, said:

“We are all very proud to have been part of such a special occasion and would like to send our congratulations to Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their marriage.

“We are pleased that we successfully delivered on our promise to double our train services for the big day as we knew that demand to travel in to Windsor was very high.

“Over 45,000 passenger journeys were made between Waterloo and Windsor and Eton Riverside station without a hitch which is testament to the careful planning and hard work by all involved.

“I’d like to thank our staff on the ground who made sure everything went smoothly and all of our partners, particularly Network Rail and British Transport Police, who also contributed on the day.”

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