London Banter - View Single Post - Next round of Ticket Office closures announced

Richard J. · May 20th 07, 03:19 PM posted to uk.transport.london

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
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(Richard J.) wrote:

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(Paul Terry) wrote:

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Rosenstiel writes

There are no shops on my way from my mother's to the station.

IIRC, Eats & Bits, almost opposite East Putney station, is an
Oyster Ticket Stop (or am I thinking of the wrong station?).

Since opposite East Putney Station is the wrong side of the
South Circular Road and an office block, I don't know where you
mean. On the forecourt maybe but they seem to have limited
opening times and I've not noticed Oyster signs.

Eats & Bits at 120 Upper Richmond Road, SW15 2SP, is an Oyster
Ticket Stop. I think you'll find it's in the row of shops
between the railway bridges and Oxford Road.

In other words on the other side of the South Circular Road from
my route to East Putney station.

So what? There's a pedestrian crossing there, for heaven's sake.

I can see you're not a regular user of that crossing if you're not
aware of how inconvenient it would be to use as an alternative to
the ticket office, especially if the only reason for going there is
because a ticket machine is broken or the queues are excessive.

The scenario you originally raised was "how can I put an arbitrary
(small) amount on my Oyster if I don't have change", in the event of the
ticket office at East Putney being permanently closed. We've
established that there's a ticket stop just across the road. If that's
so awfully inconvenient for you, you should make sure you always have
change on you, or think ahead and top up during the arrival leg of your
journey, or save time and hassle by topping up less frequently with
larger amounts. It's not rocket science.

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Richard J.
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