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Walthamstow Central - bus station to tube subway
On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 17:33:53 +0100, Dave Newt wrote:
It was rather late and I didn't pay an awful lot of attention, but I think it said the tube ticket office was going to be closed until next Spring And in the meantime, the lack of any Oyster facilities/windows/machines whatsoever is going to make it fun trying to travel with a valid ticket. (Local corner shop which is closed in even the early evenings notwithstanding.) From the information available on the web, it seems that the NR ticket office sells Oyster cards, and is open until 9pm. NR ticket offices that sell Oyster can also issue Travelcard seasons on Oyster and top up PAYG, though I don't know if they can do things like print out journey histories, accept return of card and refund deposit, etc. |
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asdf wrote:
On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 17:33:53 +0100, Dave Newt wrote: It was rather late and I didn't pay an awful lot of attention, but I think it said the tube ticket office was going to be closed until next Spring And in the meantime, the lack of any Oyster facilities/windows/machines whatsoever is going to make it fun trying to travel with a valid ticket. (Local corner shop which is closed in even the early evenings notwithstanding.) From the information available on the web, it seems that the NR ticket office sells Oyster cards, and is open until 9pm. Yes, the web says that, but I assure you it's 100% untrue. |
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Walthamstow Central - bus station to tube subway
Dave Newt wrote: asdf wrote: On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 17:33:53 +0100, Dave Newt wrote: It was rather late and I didn't pay an awful lot of attention, but I think it said the tube ticket office was going to be closed until next Spring And in the meantime, the lack of any Oyster facilities/windows/machines whatsoever is going to make it fun trying to travel with a valid ticket. (Local corner shop which is closed in even the early evenings notwithstanding.) From the information available on the web, it seems that the NR ticket office sells Oyster cards, and is open until 9pm. Yes, the web says that, but I assure you it's 100% untrue. I mean the bit abour selling Oyster - they don't :-) |
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On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:13:45 +0100, Dave Newt
wrote: Dave Newt wrote: asdf wrote: On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 17:33:53 +0100, Dave Newt wrote: It was rather late and I didn't pay an awful lot of attention, but I think it said the tube ticket office was going to be closed until next Spring And in the meantime, the lack of any Oyster facilities/windows/machines whatsoever is going to make it fun trying to travel with a valid ticket. (Local corner shop which is closed in even the early evenings notwithstanding.) From the information available on the web, it seems that the NR ticket office sells Oyster cards, and is open until 9pm. Yes, the web says that, but I assure you it's 100% untrue. I mean the bit abour selling Oyster - they don't :-) I have to say that the "arrangements" appear to be a shambles. The LU office is shut. One window in the main NR bit says it does Oyster but that is often closed. The other windows have signs saying they don't. It's all academic after 21.00 as there are no ticket facilities at all on the main side of the station. I think there is a conventional ticket machine on the Liverpool St side of the station. One of the PASS agents (the tobacco place near the top of the market) chose the day of the ticket office closure to shut for what looked like a substantial refit. This leaves one agent's shop on the bridge and that doesn't open late either. Why on earth they didn't plonk a temporary ticket office outside the station in the car park or edging on to the bus station I do not know. The alternative would be to stick Oyster compatible kit in the ONE Travel Centre and staff that at all times - with LU people if necessary. I pity the poor ONE and LU staff who somehow have to cope with this shambles at one of the busiest suburban stations on the system. -- Paul C Admits to working for London Underground! |
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Paul Corfield wrote:
One of the PASS agents (the tobacco place near the top of the market) chose the day of the ticket office closure to shut for what looked like a substantial refit. This leaves one agent's shop on the bridge and that doesn't open late either. Why on earth they didn't plonk a temporary ticket office outside the station in the car park or edging on to the bus station I do not know. The alternative would be to stick Oyster compatible kit in the ONE Travel Centre and staff that at all times - with LU people if necessary. I pity the poor ONE and LU staff who somehow have to cope with this shambles at one of the busiest suburban stations on the system. Indeed, and whilst I understand space constraints about ticket machines in the existing LUL station, surely they could plonk one in the bus station somewhere at least. A brand-new bus station (ish), with no facility to make any Oyster transactions?! I'm sure it is coming at some point(?), but a temporary machine is not an unreasonable expectation there. |
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Walthamstow Central - bus station to tube subway
On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:54:27 +0100, Dave Newt
wrote: Paul Corfield wrote: One of the PASS agents (the tobacco place near the top of the market) chose the day of the ticket office closure to shut for what looked like a substantial refit. This leaves one agent's shop on the bridge and that doesn't open late either. Why on earth they didn't plonk a temporary ticket office outside the station in the car park or edging on to the bus station I do not know. The alternative would be to stick Oyster compatible kit in the ONE Travel Centre and staff that at all times - with LU people if necessary. I pity the poor ONE and LU staff who somehow have to cope with this shambles at one of the busiest suburban stations on the system. Indeed, and whilst I understand space constraints about ticket machines in the existing LUL station, surely they could plonk one in the bus station somewhere at least. A brand-new bus station (ish), with no facility to make any Oyster transactions?! I'm sure it is coming at some point(?), but a temporary machine is not an unreasonable expectation there. Especially as there are empty units in the bus station or space could be allocated at the inspectors office. -- Paul C Admits to working for London Underground! |
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In message , Paul Corfield
writes On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:54:27 +0100, Dave Newt wrote: Paul Corfield wrote: One of the PASS agents (the tobacco place near the top of the market) chose the day of the ticket office closure to shut for what looked like a substantial refit. This leaves one agent's shop on the bridge and that doesn't open late either. Why on earth they didn't plonk a temporary ticket office outside the station in the car park or edging on to the bus station I do not know. The alternative would be to stick Oyster compatible kit in the ONE Travel Centre and staff that at all times - with LU people if necessary. I pity the poor ONE and LU staff who somehow have to cope with this shambles at one of the busiest suburban stations on the system. Indeed, and whilst I understand space constraints about ticket machines in the existing LUL station, surely they could plonk one in the bus station somewhere at least. A brand-new bus station (ish), with no facility to make any Oyster transactions?! I'm sure it is coming at some point(?), but a temporary machine is not an unreasonable expectation there. Especially as there are empty units in the bus station or space could be allocated at the inspectors office. Does the shop in the bus station do Oyster ? -- martyn dawe |
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In message , Paul Corfield
writes On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:54:27 +0100, Dave Newt wrote: Paul Corfield wrote: One of the PASS agents (the tobacco place near the top of the market) chose the day of the ticket office closure to shut for what looked like a substantial refit. This leaves one agent's shop on the bridge and that doesn't open late either. Why on earth they didn't plonk a temporary ticket office outside the station in the car park or edging on to the bus station I do not know. The alternative would be to stick Oyster compatible kit in the ONE Travel Centre and staff that at all times - with LU people if necessary. I pity the poor ONE and LU staff who somehow have to cope with this shambles at one of the busiest suburban stations on the system. Indeed, and whilst I understand space constraints about ticket machines in the existing LUL station, surely they could plonk one in the bus station somewhere at least. A brand-new bus station (ish), with no facility to make any Oyster transactions?! I'm sure it is coming at some point(?), but a temporary machine is not an unreasonable expectation there. Especially as there are empty units in the bus station or space could be allocated at the inspectors office. The publicity suggests 11 month closure, surely sept to june is 9 months ? -- martyn dawe |
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