Ticket Office Closure Plan Cancelled

Dean Nicholas
By Dean Nicholas Last edited 189 months ago

Last Updated 02 July 2008

Ticket Office Closure Plan Cancelled
Arnos Grove station

Boris may not have been able to save our Post Offices, but he has succeeded in reversing a decision to close dozens of Underground ticket offices. The move, a Livingstone money-scrimping initiative, was opposed by passenger groups amid concerns that safety would be compromised by staffless stations, and Johnson's decision to keep them open was greeted as [cliche alert] a "victory for common sense". As relations between the City Hall incumbent and his predecessor get heated, we'll credit this smart decision to the Mayor's ledger.