Andrew Western MP for Stretford and Urmston
Andrew Western, the MP for Stretford and Urmston, has written to the Secretary of State for Transport to express his concern over plans to close the ticket offices at Chassen Road, Flixton and Urmston railway station.
Under the proposals to close ticket offices, the vast majority of railway stations in England will be left without ticket offices. Under the plan, ticket offices at Chassen Road, Flixton and Urmston railway station – which are all within Andrew Western’s constituency of Stretford and Urmston – will close.
Andrew Western said: “This announcement, which has been driven forward by the Department for Transport, is causing huge anxiety for vulnerable and disabled passengers and rail staff.
“I do not believe that this change is genuinely about reforming our railways or modernisation – it is about making cuts. Our rail services are being run into the ground, with cancellations at record highs, basic services such as wi-fi being taken away and legislation to reform the network abandoned.
“We need a Government that is able to fix the railways in the best interests of passengers and the next Labour government will put passengers back at the heart of our railways, build an Elizabeth Line for the North and deliver a better deal for passengers and the tax payer.”
The public consultation deadline on these proposed closures has been extended until Friday (1 September), which means that you still have time to have your say. Click here to share your views.