Rail ticket office closures

The rail industry and Government have announced proposals to close rail station ticket offices or reduce their operating hours.

The changes would come into effect over an 18-month period, following the conclusion of the consultation process on Wednesday 26 July.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Greater Manchester Combined Authority will be raising “significant concerns with the plans” through the formal consultation process, and are inviting local elected members to contribute.

In GM there are 58 ticket offices and in Oldham there is one, in Greenfield. These proposals would see 50 ticket offices closed – including Greenfield, which is operated by Northern – and eight remaining open, but with reduced operating hours.

To have your say on the proposals, please contact Transport Focus, the independent transport user watchdog, with your views and the name(s) of the stations.

You can email ticketoffice.Northern@transportfocus.org.uk or write to them at: Freepost: RTEH-XAGE-BYKZ, Transport Focus, PO Box 5594, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 9PZ

So they can incorporate it into their formal response, you are also invited to forward on any feedback to TfGM by email on engagement@tfgm.com