Train company restricts passengers using dating apps but commuters all have one thing to say

For many love-hungry commuters, the long journey to the office everyday provides the perfect opportunity to catch up with your dating correspondence.

Whether that be swiping your way through Tinder, filling in your Hinge profile or arranging a Bumble meet up.

Apparently, however, those who travel with Northern Rail to work and back will soon have to sacrifice this luxury, as bosses are set to axe access to these match-making sites in the coming weeks.

Dating app use will be restricted during travel (Luis Alvarez/Getty)

The news comes as the travel firm launches plans to restrict the amount of inappropriate content being watched on board, being that it can have a knock-on affect on the wellbeing of those travelling around you - primarily young travellers.

In order to do this, they've vowed to limit access to their famous free WiFi.

Sadly, however, although the majority of dating app users might claim to keep things PG whilst they're swiping and scrolling, Northern insist that all such access needs to get the chop in order to prevent viewing of any harmful material.

Matt Rice - COO of Northern - told press following today's announcement: "Whilst some dating websites – and users – will operate with appropriate levels of self-moderation, some might not and it's important that content not suitable for everyone to see or hear – particularly children – isn't viewed on our trains."

The new restrictions now fall under the government-initiated 'Friendly WiFi' scheme, which pledges safe certification for public internet access.

A Northern Rail representative has released a statement (andresr/Getty)

As we say, though this was initially aimed at preventing the likes of video streaming, gambling, alcohol, adult content, pornography, and nudity from harming others, it has now been extended to include dating apps.

Rice also told press today: "We welcome millions of people on-board our trains every year.

"Access to safe and reliable internet is part and parcel of our customers' expectations.

"This on-board dating app embargo aside, we wish our single customers all the best in their search for their perfect partner."

By the sounds of things, however, the news hasn't gone down too well with social media-using singletons, many of whom have taken to Twitter to complain about the newly-implemented restrictions.

Taking aim at the firm's famously temperamental internet, one joked: "That is the best salesmanship I've ever seen! Our wifi doesn't work, but to put a positive spin on that we designed it that way to keep you all safe!"

They continued: "You'd smash it on the apprentice!!"

Another teased: "Would help for a start if it actually worked."