London Underground To Close 40 Ticket Offices And Cut Dozens More

London Underground Ltd plans savage cuts to its ticket offices (details below), saying this is because more people use Oyster. But Underground workers and their trades unions know that passengers still need ticket offices, because:

• Not everyone uses Oyster.

• Oyster is a complex system and Oyster users often need help.
• There are often long queues at our existing ticket offices.
• If you have to pay at your destination, you may have to wait for ages.
• Sometimes, phonelines, websites and touchscreens are no substitute for human contact.

The unions also object to the loss of 270 staff positions and the increased risk of assault on staff working in ticket halls.

Workers and passengers united can stop these cuts. Please join our campaign to keep your ticket offices open.

What you can do to protest against these cuts and closures:

• Write to your MP c/o House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA.

• Write to Ken Livingstone and to your Greater London Assembly member c/o City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London SE1 2AA.
• Sign the online petition [1].
• Download, copy and distribute the attached leaflets.
• Download and use the attached petition.
• Invite a speaker to your union branch meeting or other organisation. Email HTUC President Janine Booth [2] to arrange a speaker.

The ticket offices London Underground proposes to close are:
Barkingside, Becontree, Boston Manor, Buckhurst Hill, Cannon Street, Canons Park, Chesham, Chiswick Park, Chorleywood, Croxley, Debden, East Putney, Fairlop, Hornchurch, Goldhawk Road, Ickenham, Latimer Road, Mansion House, Mill Hill East, Moor Park, North Ealing, North Harrow, Northwood Hills, Park Royal, Perivale, Ravenscourt Park, Regents Park, Royal Oak, Ruislip, Ruislip Gardens, South Ruislip, Sudbury Hill, Temple, Totteridge & Whetstone, Upney, West Acton, West Finchley, West Harrow, West Ruislip and Wimbledon Park, plus Canary Wharf (East), Seven Sisters (B), Southwark (West), Oxford Circus (Argyll Street) and Waterloo (International).

Ticket offices set to close at weekends:
Bow Road, Bromley-by-Bow, Chalfont & Latimer, Dagenham East, Elm Park, Goodge Street, Hainault, Mornington Crescent, South Harrow, Sudbury Town, Wanstead and Westbourne Park.

Ticket offices to close on Sundays:
Alperton, Baker Street (Met), Barbican, Dagenham Heathway, Eastcote, Euston Square, Great Portland Street, Hillingdon, Northwick Park, Northwood, Pinner, Rickmansworth, Ruislip Manor, Shepherds Bush (H&C) and Watford.

Ticket offices to close on Saturdays:
Moorgate (main) and Waterloo (Shell).

Ticket offices to lose window service during the week:
Bow Road 10am-4pm, Dollis Hill 1.30-4pm, Epping 4-7pm, High Barnet 1.30-4pm, Kennington 2-4.30pm, Lambeth North 2.30-4.30pm, Loughton 12-3pm, Mornington Crescent 11am-4.30pm, South Woodford 1.30-4.30pm, Tufnell Park 2-5pm, Warwick Avenue 2-5pm, Waterloo (Shell) 10am-2pm, Woodford 1.30-4.30pm.

Ticket offices to lose the current afternoon peak window service:
Cockfosters, Dagenham East, Hainault, Hillingdon, Northwood, Pinner, Redbridge, Rickmansworth, Ruislip Manor, Snaresbrook, South Harrow, Wanstead, Watford, Westbourne Park and Woodside Park.