Transport Focus and London TravelWatch will announce whether they support or oppose each proposal for shutting a ticket office.
Public transport watchdogs will announce on Tuesday their recommendations on a planned widespread closure of railway station ticket offices in England.
Train companies are under pressure from the UK Government to cut costs amid the drop in revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic.It says the proposals are “designed to move staff out of ticket offices and onto station platforms and concourses to support better, face-to-face interactions”. Concerns have been raised about the impact on accessibility, safety and security, difficulties using ticket machines and how stations will be staffed in future.
“Those proposals do not protect the many millions of passengers who cannot buy tickets other than at ticket offices.
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