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

Colin Rosenstiel · May 20th 07, 01:47 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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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. That was enough of a
problem with a ticket office in place. Why do you think I use the bike
when I can these days?

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Colin Rosenstiel