Every single London Tube ticket office could be axed in plan to save millions All 268 Tube ticket offices could be closed under plans to save millions of pounds, the Evening Standard has learned. Ticket offices would be replaced by 20 plus “travel centres” at the larger stations such as Waterloo, Euston and King’s Cross. Passengers wanting to buy tickets at other Tube or London Overground stations would have to use automatic machines instead. This newspaper has seen a confidential TfL document which lists all 268 stations. It poses the question alongside each one are “ticket offices staying open?” By each station named it states the word “no”. Transport for London refused to confirm or deny the move saying various proposals were being discussed and staff “would be told first”. But TSSA union bosses, which represents ticket office staff, said 2,000 jobs could be lost in two years. The union claimed thousands of jobs across the capital’s Tube and Overground services could go “by the end of the decade”. Other roles under threat range from train guards to management and IT staff. Cuts are being planned by a Transport for London team working out of offices at Kings Building in Smith Square. The squad is headed by Mike Strzelecki. former safety director and now re-titled Director of Transformation. standard.co.uk/news/transport/exclusive-every-single-london-tube-ticket-office-could-be-axed-in-plan-to-save-millions-8757242.html
Posted on: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:54:00 +0000
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