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thoss wrote:
At 17:24:09 on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 Graham Harrison opined:-
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On Jul 14, 1:23 pm, "John Rowland"
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thoss wrote:

Also, the new H&C Wood Lane station is planned to open without a
ticket office.
Will it have passive provision for one?
No. Just Passenger Operated Machines and a Station Supervisors Office.

Does this mean that closure of the ticket office means the whole
station is unmanned? Reference to a supervisors office in Wood Lane
suggests there will still be people present on each station, simply
that the ticket office will be closed. If people are to be present
are they able to provide help with the ticket machines?
From my observations, ticket machines are never left unattended. When a
station is unmanned the gates are left open.

I know that at least some (all?) stations must be closed if there is not
a staff member present. There is no requirement that the ticket office be
open.

I have used South Woodford a few times recently. On all occasions, the
barriers were permanently open. Does this mean that there were no LU
staff at the station?

If there were no staff present, what would be the problem? There are
hundreds, if not thousands, of railway stations all over the country that
operate with no staff.

Paul