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February 10th 06, 09:24 PM
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I see ticket office opening hours are being dramatically scaled back at suburban stations. For example, the booking office at Upminster Bridge has closed entirely, whilst Upney will close late morning Mon-Fri and not open on Sunday. Outside of ticket office opening hours, are these stations unstaffed, or do staff lurk behind the shuttered ticket windows? Chris |
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February 10th 06, 10:23 PM
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"Chris Read" typed
Outside of ticket office opening hours, are these stations unstaffed, or do staff lurk behind the shuttered ticket windows? They are not totally unstaffed AIUI (I think there are some rules mandating staff presence) but it's anyone's guess where the chap's gone... -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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February 10th 06, 11:07 PM
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"Chris Read" wrote in message
... I see ticket office opening hours are being dramatically scaled back at suburban stations. For example, the booking office at Upminster Bridge has closed entirely, whilst Upney will close late morning Mon-Fri and not open on Sunday. Where I live, the ticket office closes at lunchtime. This now makes it impossible to buy an OPODTC with Y-P. Regards, Mr. A. H. Harris |
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February 11th 06, 01:50 AM
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R. Aluitious Harris wrote:
I see ticket office opening hours are being dramatically scaled back at suburban stations. For example, the booking office at Upminster Bridge has closed entirely, whilst Upney will close late morning Mon-Fri and not open on Sunday. Where I live, the ticket office closes at lunchtime. This now makes it impossible to buy an OPODTC with Y-P. Aren't they available at the machine/interchange/destination? |
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February 11th 06, 04:57 AM
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"Tim Roll-Pickering" wrote in message
... R. Aluitious Harris wrote: I see ticket office opening hours are being dramatically scaled back at suburban stations. For example, the booking office at Upminster Bridge has closed entirely, whilst Upney will close late morning Mon-Fri and not open on Sunday. Where I live, the ticket office closes at lunchtime. This now makes it impossible to buy an OPODTC with Y-P. Aren't they available at the machine/interchange/destination? They're not available at the machine, AFAICT. Plus there's no longer a guarantee that my destination station will have an open ticket office, and it's not particularly progressive to have me alight mid-journey at a "known good" station to exchange my ticket. Regards, RAH. |
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February 11th 06, 06:38 AM
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"R. Aluitious Harris" typed
Where I live, the ticket office closes at lunchtime. This now makes it impossible to buy an OPODTC with Y-P. Aren't they available at the machine/interchange/destination? They're not available at the machine, AFAICT. Plus there's no longer a guarantee that my destination station will have an open ticket office, and it's not particularly progressive to have me alight mid-journey at a "known good" station to exchange my ticket. I know it's a total pain, but can you buy your discounted ticket in advance from that ticket office? -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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February 11th 06, 08:28 AM
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I see ticket office opening hours are being dramatically scaled back at suburban stations. For example, the booking office at Upminster Bridge has closed entirely, whilst Upney will close late morning Mon-Fri and not open on Sunday. Outside of ticket office opening hours, are these stations unstaffed, or do staff lurk behind the shuttered ticket windows? Is there a list published of ticket office opening times anywhere? |
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February 11th 06, 12:13 PM
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Helen Deborah Vecht wrote:
Where I live, the ticket office closes at lunchtime. This now makes it impossible to buy an OPODTC with Y-P. Aren't they available at the machine/interchange/destination? They're not available at the machine, AFAICT. Ouch. The ones here still do them - but are located in the part of the station that gets sealed when it's unstaffed. Plus there's no longer a guarantee that my destination station will have an open ticket office, and it's not particularly progressive to have me alight mid-journey at a "known good" station to exchange my ticket. What about a Permit to Travel? If you carry that and exchange it at the first opportunity it should be okay. I know it's a total pain, but can you buy your discounted ticket in advance from that ticket office? From recollection train companies hate to issue discounted weekday OPODTCs in advance because the restricted use times get abused. |
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February 11th 06, 03:38 PM
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"Tim Roll-Pickering" wrote in message
... Helen Deborah Vecht wrote: Where I live, the ticket office closes at lunchtime. This now makes it impossible to buy an OPODTC with Y-P. Aren't they available at the machine/interchange/destination? They're not available at the machine, AFAICT. Ouch. The ones here still do them - but are located in the part of the station that gets sealed when it's unstaffed. Plus there's no longer a guarantee that my destination station will have an open ticket office, and it's not particularly progressive to have me alight mid-journey at a "known good" station to exchange my ticket. What about a Permit to Travel? If you carry that and exchange it at the first opportunity it should be okay. Is a PtC available from LU machines? I've been unable to spot the option. I know it's a total pain, but can you buy your discounted ticket in advance from that ticket office? From recollection train companies hate to issue discounted weekday OPODTCs in advance because the restricted use times get abused. I would be looking at buying it from my local Tube ticket office, as I have successfully done for the past three years or so. :-) Thanks, RAH |
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February 11th 06, 03:43 PM
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"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
... "R. Aluitious Harris" typed Where I live, the ticket office closes at lunchtime. This now makes it impossible to buy an OPODTC with Y-P. Aren't they available at the machine/interchange/destination? They're not available at the machine, AFAICT. Plus there's no longer a guarantee that my destination station will have an open ticket office, and it's not particularly progressive to have me alight mid-journey at a "known good" station to exchange my ticket. I know it's a total pain, but can you buy your discounted ticket in advance from that ticket office? I'm unsure, but shall make inquiries. It's a shame the "turn up and go" element of cheap public transport in London is lost, just as it has been on the railways. Best wishes, Mr. Harris |
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