Plans to remove ticket offices from train stations are “part and parcel of the frittering away of local services in rural areas’. That is according to Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay, who was at Diss train station on Friday to register his unease at the plans, which have put 980 tickets offices in England at risk of closure. “Ticket office staff are often the only source of advice for people trying to navigate through the ticketing system,” said Mr Ramsay. Adrian Ramsay at Diss station. “Ticket office facilities will remain open at the busiest stations and interchanges, selling the full range of tickets.”For more information and to comment on the consultation, go to www.transportfocus.org.uk.

Source: Express August 03, 2023 17:11 UTC