Mass protests over railway station ticket office closures as Commons Speaker challenges transport minister over 'the truth'
were being held today across Greater Manchester and the country as Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle challenged a transport minister, insisting he is not being told the 'truth' by train operating companies.
The ticket office at Piccadilly, however, 'will remain open short-term for customers who have complicated ticket queries which cannot currently be dealt with online or at a ticket vending machine', added Avanti. No time-scale for that was given. A 21-day public consultation to gather passengers' views is underway, but the plans have been slammed by a number of charities and organisations.
He added: "I give the commitment again from the train operators that no currently staffed station will become unstaffed as a result of these changes." "How is someone in need going to find me on a station that is as big and spread out as ours? Can the minister reassure us both that those that need assistance will be able to easily locate staff?"
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