Question follow-through · 2607
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of ticket office closures in railway stations on communities; and what steps she plans to take to avoid closures.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 30 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 6 Sept 2024 · 38 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of ticket office closures in railway stations on communities; and what steps she plans to take to avoid closures.
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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6 Sept 2024
Answer published
Passenger service is at the heart of our plans to improve Britain’s railways and it is clear the role that station staff play in supporting vulnerable passengers. This Government has no plans to close ticket offices and we expect train operating companies...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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