Controversial railway station ticket office closures consultation extended
A controversial three-week public consultation on plans to close nearly all railway station ticket offices in England has been extended, it was confirmed today. The Rail Delivery Group said train operators were extending the time available to respond to the plans by an extra five and a half weeks until September 1.
Pre-action protocol letters were sent to TransPennine Express, Northern Trains Ltd, LNER, EMR, Thameslink, Greater Anglia and Avanti West Coast last week, which Mr Burnham said referenced set out requirements under Section 29 of the Railway Act 2005 involving what he called 'a very clear and detailed process which must be followed if a train operating company proposes to close a station or any part of a station'. He said the period of public consultation should be 12 weeks.
Transport Salaried Staffs Association joint interim general secretary Peter Pendle said: "Three weeks was never long enough for a meaningful consultation and I’m glad to see the Government backing down on that. "In addition to these proposals, the rail industry continues to roll out improvements to ticketing such as pay as you go and single leg pricing."
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