Have your say as rail ticket office consultation begins

Passengers are today (Wednesday 5 July) being asked for their views on the proposed closure of many ticket offices across England.

As part of the public consultation, independent watchdog, London TravelWatch wants to hear from passengers. We will use this feedback to formally respond to the rail industry about the proposals.

We encourage passengers to look at train operator proposals to change ticket offices and how it sells tickets at stations.

Passengers with comments about any of the changes, should get in touch by Wednesday 26 July and make it clear which station they are commenting on.

Your local station will have posters with an email and postal address to contact. Your train operator will also have further information on their website about their plans.

If your local station is based outside of the London TravelWatch zone (see our coverage area), then you should contact independent watchdog Transport Focus.

As part of this consultation process, London Travelwatch will look into whether the proposed changes will impact passengers’ ability to buy a ticket, the level of staff presence at stations and operators’ ability to deliver services for Disabled passengers.

Michael Roberts, Chief Executive for London TravelWatch, said:

Your voice as a passenger is fundamental to this whole process. We’re urging you to check your local station for details on how to feed back your views, either by email or in writing.

It is a regulatory requirement as part of the industry process that London TravelWatch and passengers are consulted. London TravelWatch will review the impact of the proposed changes and passenger comments received before responding to train operators proposals.